DATA LINK LAYER WIRED NETWORKS
WIRED LANS ETHERNET PROTOCOL
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Question
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If the encapsulated data within an Ethernet broadcast frame is an IPv4 packet, the host portion of the destination address contains ____
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All 1s in binary
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All 0s in binary
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No value
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Every address in the LAN
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -What will a host on an Ethernet network do if it receives a frame with a unicast destination MAC address that does not match its own MAC address? It will discard the frame.
Detailed explanation-2: -This 6-byte field identifies the originating NIC or interface of the frame. This 2-byte field identifies the upper-layer protocol encapsulated in the Ethernet frame.
Detailed explanation-3: -The switch makes its forwarding decisions based solely on the Layer 2 Ethernet MAC addresses. An Ethernet switch examines its MAC address table to make a forwarding decision for each frame, unlike legacy Ethernet hubs that repeat bits out all ports except the incoming port.
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