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'''MSDU''' stands for [[Medium Access Control|MAC]] [[Service Data Unit]].

'''MAC service data unit''' or '''MSDU''' stands for [[Medium Access Control|MAC]] [[Service Data Unit]].

The MSDU is the [[Service Data Unit]] that is received from the [[Logical Link Control|LLC]] sub-layer which lies above the MAC sub-layer in a [[protocol stack]]. The LLC and MAC sub-layers are collectively referred to as the [[Data Link Layer|DLL]].

The MSDU is the [[Serviceservice Datadata Unitunit]] that is received from the [[Logicallogical Linklink Control|LLCcontrol]] (LLC) sub-layer which lies above the [[medium access control]] (MAC) sub-layer in a [[protocol stack]]. The LLC and MAC sub-layers are collectively referred to as the [[Data Link Layer|DLL]].

[[File:Pdu and sdu.svg]]

==See also==

* [[MPDUMAC protocol data unit]]

* [[Packet segmentation]]

* [[Packet aggregation]]

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== External links ==

* [http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/download/802.16-2004.pdf 802.11 Wireless LAN IEEE standard]

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