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Preamble Ethernet Address of Destination Ethernet Address of Sender Packet Length Message Data Error Checking Information

64 bits 48 bits 48 bits 16 bits 368-12K bits 32 bits

  • PREAMBLE IS JUST A SEQUENCE OF 01010...0101 USED TO SYNCRHONIZE RECEIVER'S CLOCK.

  • ETHERNET ADDRESSES ARE 48 DIGIT BINARY NUMBERS (THIS MACHINE IS 00:05:02:75:7C:68 OR 00000000,00000101,00000010,01110101,01111100,01101000)



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  • Too Many Networks
  • TOO MANY NETWORKS
  • iNTERNETWORKING
  • STILL "TOO MANY"
  • An Internet Protocol
  • A COMMON LANGUAGE
  • WHO SPEAKS iP?
  • ETHERNET PACKET STRUCTURE
  • IP PACKET STRUCTURE
  • IP PACKET ENCAPSULATION
  • The Internet Protocol
  • IP -- "THE" INTERNET PROTOCOL
  • INTERNET GROWTH