data length code (DLC)

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data length code (DLC)

4-bit DLC in the control field of CAN data frame indicates the data field length. In remote frames (only Classical CAN) the DLC corresponds to the data field length in the requested data frame!

Source CANdictionary (2016) - CiA CAN in Automation - www.can-cia.org