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**Information &amp; Communication Dictionary**

 
Definition

A data-link layer unit that encapsulates one or more network-layer packets with link-specific headers and trailers (for example: link-layer addresses, length/type fields, and a frame check sequence) to define transmission boundaries, medium access control, and basic error detection for a single physical link.