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ODI is no longer a common LLC.
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The NDIS forms the [[logical link control]] (LLC) sublayer, which is the upper sublayer of the [[OSI model|OSI]] [[data link layer]] (layer 2). Therefore, the NDIS acts as the interface between the [[media access control]] (MAC) sublayer, which is the lower sublayer of the data link layer, and the [[network layer]] (layer 3).
 
The NDIS is a library of functions often referred to as a "[[driver wrapper|wrapper]]" that hides the underlying complexity of the NIC hardware and serves as a standard interface for level 3 network protocol drivers and hardware level MAC drivers. Another common LLC is the [[Open Data-Link Interface]] (ODI).
 
The NDIS versions supported by various Windows versions are as follows: