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EtherType

EtherType is a two-octet field in an Ethernet frame. It is used to indicate which protocol is encapsulated in the payload of the frame and is used at the receiving end by the data link layer to determine how the payload is processed. The same field is also used to indicate the size of some Ethernet frames.

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OctetEthernet frameProtocolEncapsulatedData link layer
15 related topics

Use beyond Ethernet

IEEE 802Subnetwork Access ProtocolIEEE 802.2LLCFDDI
5 related topics

VLAN tagging

End stationsIEEE 802.1ad
2 related topics

Jumbo LLC frames

Jumbo frames
1 related topics

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VLAN tagging

Jumbo LLC frames

Use beyond Ethernet

Registration

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EtherType

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples45
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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EtherType

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related to Jumbo LLC frames · 10
EtherType → Cor, However, IEEE's, IETF, LLC, SNAP, The, The IETF ISIS, Therefore, This
related to overview · 10
EtherType → Ethernet, Ethernet Frame, Ethernet II, Historically, IEEE, In, MTU, That, The, Thus
related to Use beyond Ethernet · 9
EtherType → Ethernet, Ethernet II, FDDI, However, IEEE, LLC, SNAP, Subnetwork Access Protocol, With
related to External links · 5
EtherType → Archived, Authority Archived, IEEE Registration Authority Tutorials, Wayback MachineIANA, Wayback MachineIEEE EtherType Registration
related to Registration · 5
EtherType → Authority, EtherTypes, IEEE Registration Authority, IEEE Registration Authority's, The Internet Assigned Numbers
related to VLAN tagging · 5
EtherType → Ethernet, IEEE, TCI, The, VLAN
is a · 1
EtherType → two-octet field in an Ethernet frame

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ethernet 802 used ieee frame field payload size values frames registration also framing assigned use tagging value length ii authority

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EtherTypeis atwo-octet field in an Ethernet frame0.90text
EtherTyperelated to External linksIEEE Registration Authority Tutorials0.60section
EtherTyperelated to External linksArchived0.60section
EtherTyperelated to External linksWayback MachineIEEE EtherType Registration0.60section
EtherTyperelated to External linksAuthority Archived0.60section
EtherTyperelated to External linksWayback MachineIANA0.60section
EtherTyperelated to Jumbo LLC framesThe0.60section
EtherTyperelated to Jumbo LLC framesTherefore0.60section
EtherTyperelated to Jumbo LLC framesLLC0.60section
EtherTyperelated to Jumbo LLC framesSNAP0.60section
EtherTyperelated to Jumbo LLC framesThe IETF ISIS0.60section
EtherTyperelated to Jumbo LLC framesThis0.60section

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