Definitions for "Link Layer"
Keywords:  osi, ipv, layer, adjacent, coaxial
Layer 2 of the OSI Reference Model, between the physical and network layers, concerned with the transmission of data between adjacent network nodes.
(1) The logical entity in the OSI model relative to transmission of data between adjacent network nodes. (2) The second processing level in the OSI model, between the physical and the network layers.
The layer immediately below IPv4/ IPv6.
A set of counters within the LXE network controller that provides statistics on message activity between the network controller and the host.