Open Data-Link Interface

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The Open Data-Link Interface (ODI) is an <a href="/facts/Application_programming_interface/GMlN4vUr">application programming interface</a> (API) for <a href="/facts/Network_interface_controller/wyf5FR29">network interface controllers</a> (NICs) developed by <a href="/facts/Apple_Computer/oTJYta3k">Apple</a> and <a href="/facts/Novell/lABGMT7U">Novell</a>. The API serves the same function as Microsoft and 3COM's <a href="/facts/Network_Driver_Interface_Specification/YPjBLj2t">Network Driver Interface Specification</a> (NDIS). Originally, ODI was written for <a href="/facts/NetWare/cfnyxMzs">NetWare</a> and <a href="/facts/Apple_Macintosh/8GhnXTK0">Macintosh</a> environments. Like NDIS, ODI provides rules that establish a vendor-neutral interface between the protocol stack and the adapter driver. It resides in Layer 2, the Data Link layer, of the <a href="/facts/OSI_model/oxN9Xhjz">OSI model</a>. This interface also enables one or more network drivers to support one or more <a href="/facts/Protocol_stack/Btj9FtwJ">protocol stacks</a>.
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Open Data-Link Interface