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Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) · Cisco
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@squagmire You are right. The Layer 3 (L3) packet, such as an IP packet, is encapsulated within a Layer 2 (L2) frame, such as Ethernet. This means the L2 frame contains the L3 packet, and that's how data is transmitted across local networks or physical networks.
its kind of the opposite, right? A packet is encapsulated by Layer 2, which turns into a Frame. Correct me if im wrong
@squagmire You are right. The Layer 3 (L3) packet, such as an IP packet, is encapsulated within a Layer 2 (L2) frame, such as Ethernet. This means the L2 frame contains the L3 packet, and that's how data is transmitted across local networks or physical networks.