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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 1

frame

Also written: Ethernet frame, frames

One Ethernet message: a 14-byte header, a payload of 46 to 1,500 bytes, and a 4-byte FCS. A router builds a new frame on every link it forwards a packet to.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

EthernetEtherTypeFCS (frame check sequence)payloadpadding