Derived from Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC); created by IBM as a Data Link connection protocol; very little overhead compared to LAPB; The HDLC header carries no identification of the type of protocol being carried inside the HDLC encapsulation

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1. Derived from Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC); created by IBM as a Data Link connection protocol; very little overhead compared to LAPB; The HDLC header carries no identification of the type of protocol being carried inside the HDLC encapsulation