
Logical Link Control Overview
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SAP addresses can be
• Individual -- Designates a single SAP. The individual address is usable as both
an SSAP and a DSAP. The individual SAP has an Address Designation bit
value of 0.
• Group -- Designates a group of DSAPs. The group DSAP has an Address
Designation bit value of 1.
• Global -- Designates a group consisting of all DSAPs that the underlying
MAC SAP addresses actively service. The global DSAP has a value of all 1s.
• Null -- Designates the SAP of the underlying MAC sublayer and does not
identify any SAP to the network layer or any SAP to an associated layer
management function. The Null address is usable as both an SSAP and a
DSAP. The Null SAP has a value of all 0s.
Control Field
The Control field consists of one or two octets that designate command and
response functions. It also contains sequence numbers when required.
The format of the Control field of the LLC PDU defines the type of operation
(Type 1 versus Type 2):
• Information (an I format PDU)
• Supervisory (an S format PDU)
• Unnumbered (a U format PDU)
F
igure 1-7 shows the three Control field formats.
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