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Physical Addressing
Physical addressing is different from network addressing. Network
addresses differentiate between nodes or devices in a network, allowing
traffic to be routed or switched through the network. In contrast,
physical addressing identifies devices at the link-layer level, differentiating
between individual devices on the same physical medium. The primary
form of physical addressing is the media access control (MAC) address.
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