DATA LINK LAYER MANAGER FOR NETWORK ACCESS

摘要

A system, method, and apparatus are provided for selecting a data link layer (128) to connect a computer system (105) for data communication. An application (107) seeking data communication access over a data link layer (128) sends a request (step 309) to a data link layer manager (205). The data link layer manager (205) then determines the availability of a data link layer (128) from a plurality of data link layers (128) based on the user's preferences and selects (step 310) the most preferred data link layer (128) that is available.