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MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL [2 records]

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Record 1 2003-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A technique used to establish the sequence of data stations that are in temporary control of the transmission medium.

OBS

The MAC procedures include framing/deframing data units, performing error checking, and acquiring the right to use the underlying physical medium.

OBS

logical link control protocol

OBS

medium access control; MAC: term and abbreviation standardized by CSA International and ISO/IEC.

Key term(s)
  • media access control

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Technique utilisée pour établir la séquence dans laquelle des stations de données disposeront temporairement de la commande du support de transmission.

OBS

contrôle d'accès au support; commande d'accès au support : termes normalisés par l'ISO/CEI et la CSA International.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Parte de una estación de datos que sustenta las funciones de control de acceso al medio que residen precisamente debajo de la subcapa de control del enlace lógico.

CONT

El control de acceso al medio determina cual dispositivo tiene acceso al medio de transmisiones en un momento dado. Esto puede ser logrado con una variedad de métodos, ya sean centralizados, distribuidos y combinados.

OBS

Los procedimientos MAC incluyen el entramado y desentramado de unidades de datos, la revisión de errores y la adquisición del derecho a utilizar el medio físico subyacente.

OBS

Protocolo de control del enlace lógico.

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Record 2 1994-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Internet and Telematics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Protocole d'accès au support. Il intervient au niveau 2 de l'OSI qu'il partage avec les fonctions LLC (logical Link Control).

Spanish

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