DATA LINK LAYER WIRED NETWORKS
WIRED LANS ETHERNET PROTOCOL
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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4
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8
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12
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16
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hexadecimal is used to identify an Ethernet address because a single hexadecimal digit represents 4 binary bits. Therefore, a 48-bit Ethernet MAC address can be expressed using only 12 hexadecimal values.
Detailed explanation-2: -MAC Address Format A 48-bit MAC address is represented as a string of six octets, “MM:MM:MM:SS:SS:SS". The first half (24 bits) of the MAC address contains the ID number of the adapter manufacturer. These IDs are regulated by an Internet standards organization.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 48-bit address (universal or local) is represented as a string of six octets. The octets are displayed from left to right, in the order that they are transmitted on the LAN medium, separated by hyphens. Each octet of the address is displayed as two hexadecimal digits.