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Definition: data link layer


The processing in a network protocol that manages transmission from node to node. The data link layer is layer 2 of 7 in the OSI model. The upper layers provide network-to-network transmission and guarantee of delivery. See data link protocol, TCP/IP, OSI model and MAC layer.