MAC service data unit (media access control service data unit, MSDU) is the
service data unit that is received from the
logical link control (LLC) sub-layer which lies above the
media access control (MAC) sub-layer in a
protocol stack. The LLC and MAC sub-layers are collectively referred to as the
data link layer (DLL).
See also
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MAC protocol data unit
In telecommunications, a protocol data unit (PDU) is a single unit of information transmitted among peer entities of a computer network. It is composed of protocol-specific control information and user data. In the layered architectures of c ...
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Packet segmentation
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Packet aggregation
External links
802.11 Wireless LAN IEEE standard
Media access control
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