Freescale Semiconductor TWR-MCF52259-Ethenet User Manual page 4

Ethernet defines the mechanical/electrical connection between
devices (the physical layer).
Ethernet also defines a protocol used to communicate between
multiple devices (the MAC layer).
Ethernet is defined by the IEEE 802.3 standard
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