Frame vs Packet

Difference Between Frame and Packet

 Difference between frame and packet

  The crucial difference between frame and packet is that frame is the serial collection of bits, and it encapsulates packets whereas packets are the fragmented form of data and it encapsulates segment.

Data link layer performs framing process. On the other hand, Network layer performs fragmentation of the data and create smaller chunks known as packets.
Another major difference is that a frame includes device’s MAC address while a packet includes device’s IP address.


Basis for comparisonFrame Packet
Basic
Frame is the data link layer protocol data unit.Packet is the network layer protocol data unit.
Associated OSI layerData link layerNetwork layer
Includes
Source and destination MAC address.Source and destination IP address.
CorrelationSegment is encapsulated within a packet.Packet is encapsulated within a frame.


Conclusion:

Frames and Packets function as protocol data units utilized on the different layers of OSI. Firstly, the data passed to the network layer by transport layer is a segment which typically holds transport layer header and data.

In network layer, segments are divided into fragments known as packets which contain the segment, and an IP header basically includes IP address of the source and destination. At last, the packets are encapsulated in frames. Data link prepends its header with the source and destination MAC address after that it transmits the resulting frame.

 

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