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13 Cards in this Set
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The primary goal of _________ is to give users of anetwork the tools necessary for setting up the network and performaing data flow control |
Network Architecture |
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A set of rules implementing and governing an orderly exchange of data between two layer devices. |
Data link Protocol |
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The transmitting station in a data link |
Master station |
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The receiving station in a data link protocol |
Slave station |
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Data link network wherein in all stations have equal access to the network. |
Peer to Peer Network |
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Discipline, Flow Control &e Error Control |
Functions of data-link Protocol |
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Coordinates hop-to-hop data delievery where a hop may be a computer, a network controller, or some type of network-connecting device. |
Line Discipline |
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Determines which device is transmitting and which is receiving at any point in time |
Line Discipline |
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Coordinates the rate which data are transported over a link and generally provides an acknowledgement mechanism |
Flow control |
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Specifies means of detecting &correcting transmission errors. |
ERROR CONTROL |
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Two fundamental ways that line discipline is accomplished in a data communications network. |
Enquiry/Acknowledgement (ENQ/ACK) & poll /select |
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It determines which device on the network can initiate a transmission and whether the intended receiver is available and ready to receive a message |
ENQ/ACK |
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The initiating station begins a session by transmitting a frame, block, or pocket of data called _____, which identifies the receiving station |
Enquiry(ENQ) |
