| Bit Name | CAN 2.0A | CAN 2.0B | Short CAN 2.0A | Short CAN 2.0B |
| SOF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Identification bits | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| SRR | x | 1 | x | 1 |
| IDE | x | 1 | x | 1 |
| Identification bits | x | 18 | x | 18 |
| RTR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Control bit (Max) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Data bits | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| CRC | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| CRC delimiter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bit stuff max | 24 | 29 | 16 | 21 |
| ACK slot | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ack delimiter bit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| End of frame | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Interframe space | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Total (Maximum time µSec) | 135 | 160 | 95 | 120 |