

It works on the data link layer of the OSI model.It is 12-digit, and 48 bits long, out of which the first 24 bits are used for OUI(Organization Unique Identifier), and 24 bits are for NIC/vendor-specific.It is represented in a hexadecimal format on each device, such as 00:0a:95:9d:67:16. It is globally unique it means two devices cannot have the same MAC address.It stands for Media Access Control, and also known as Physical address, hardware address, or BIA (Burned In Address).It is assigned to the NIC (Network Interface card) of each device that can be connected to the internet. To make communication between two networked devices, we need two addresses: IP address and MAC address. MAC address is the physical address, which uniquely identifies each device on a given network.
