What is the difference between layer 2 and layer 3 in the OSI model?

What is the difference between layer 2 and layer 3 in the
OSI model?

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What is the difference between layer 2 and layer 3 in the OSI model? ..

Answer / rajesh kumar

Layer 2 delivers the bitstreams, i.e., node to node delivery.
It frames every bitstreams.It maintains error and flow
control in the frames,such as resending of the lost frames.

Layer 3,the transport layer which provides 'source to
destination' delivery in the "packets".It provides 'service
point addressing',there by delivering the packets to the
destination.

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What is the difference between layer 2 and layer 3 in the OSI model? ..

Answer / aravinda cr

Layer 2 Layer 3

datalink layer the data Unit N/W layer data unit at this
at this layer is called Frames layer is called Packets.

It is responsible for MAC add It is responsible for IP

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What is the difference between layer 2 and layer 3 in the OSI model? ..

Answer / zubair

command bits into bytes and bits into frames is called layer 2

it is learning the mac address and filter ,

and layer 3 provide the logical addressing which router user for path and determination

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What is the difference between layer 2 and layer 3 in the OSI model? ..

Answer / maulik

Layer2 switch can have only one SVI Interface while Layer3
can have multiple SVI Interfaces.

Layer2 works on Mac Adress while Layer3 works on IP address
also.

You can assign IP address on Layer3 sw while you can not
assign IP address on Layer 3.

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