Medium access control
SERVICE LAYER IN IEEE 802 NETWORK STANDARDS
Medium access control sublayer; Medium access controller; MAC layer; Medium Access Control; MAC sublayer; MAC protocol; Media Access Control; Media access control sublayer; Media access control; Media access controller
In IEEE 802 LAN/MAN standards, the medium access control (MAC, also called media access control) sublayer is the layer that controls the hardware responsible for interaction with the wired, optical or wireless transmission medium. The MAC sublayer and the logical link control (LLC) sublayer together make up the data link layer.