Medium Access Control, media access control
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Mac Layer is sublayer of link layer but usually reference link layer
MAC Protocol Notion
Medium access control
In IEEE 802 LAN/MAN standards, the medium access control (MAC), also called media access control, is the layer that controls the hardware responsible for interaction with the wired or wireless transmission medium. The MAC sublayer and the logical link control (LLC) sublayer together make up the data link layer. The LLC provides flow control and multiplexing for the logical link, while the MAC provides flow control and multiplexing for the transmission medium.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_access_control

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