Ethernet Frame format
Ethernet Frame format: The basic frame consists of seven elements as follows: Preamble (PRE) - This is seven bytes long and it consists of a pattern of alternating ones and zeros, and this informs the receiving stations that a frame is starting as well as enabling synchronisation. (10 Mbps Ethernet) Start Of Frame delimiter (SOF) - This consists of one byte and contains an alternating pattern of ones and zeros but ending in two ones. Destination Address (DA) - This field contains the address of station for which the data is intended. The left most bit indicates whether the destination is an individual address or a group address. An individual address is denoted by a zero, while a one indicates a group address. The next bit into the DA indicates whether the address is globally administered, or local. If the address is globally administered the bit is a zero, and a one of it is locally administered. There are then 46 remaining bits. These are used for the destinat...