cs601 assignment no 1 idea solution fall 2011 on 28th October, 2011

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Question 2:

Differentiate between frames and packets in tabular form? (Minimum five points)

Ans:

Following are the differences between frames and packets:

Frames


Packets

1- A frame is a data of fixed or variable length


1- A packet is a formatted block of data carried by a packet mode computer network

2- Frames are an OSI layer 2(data link layer) protocol data unit.


2- Packet is an OSI layer 3 (Network layer) protocol data unit.

3- A frame is a place to put a packet


3- A packet is a group of bits of data.

4- You can’t store a frame.


4- You can store packet.

5- Frames are pieces of data that contain hardware addresses, such as a MAC /IP address, frame delimiters and data.


5- When data is transferred its transferred pieces, these pieces are called packets