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Re: [EFM] RE: Discussion of higher layers

To: malcolm.herring@btinternet.com, stds-802-3-efm@ieee.org
Subject: Re: [EFM] RE: Discussion of higher layers
From: John Pickens <jpickens@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 11:01:53 -0700
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>MAC & higher level processing of traffic is properly the remit of 802.1,
>IETF, etc.

Actually MAC (Media Access Control) is the province of 802.3.  The upper 
layers (like 802.1D) expect to see a MAC sublayer service interface for 
each type of 802 MAC.

J

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