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Refer to the exhibit. Host A switch interface is configured in VLAN 2. Host D sends a unicast packet destined for the IP address of host A. What does the switch do when it receives the frame from host

The correct answer is D. It floods the frame out of every port except the source port.. When a switch receives a unicast frame for a destination MAC address not found in its MAC address table, it floods the frame out of all ports within the same VLAN except the source port.

Submitted by tom_us· Mar 5, 20261.0 Network Fundamentals

Question

Refer to the exhibit. Host A switch interface is configured in VLAN 2. Host D sends a unicast packet destined for the IP address of host A. What does the switch do when it receives the frame from host D?

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200-301 question #1035 exhibit 4

Options

  • AIt creates a broadcast storm.
  • BIt drops the frame from the MAC table of the switch.
  • CIt shuts down the source port and places It In err-disable mode.
  • DIt floods the frame out of every port except the source port.

How the community answered

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  • A
    15% (8)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    7% (4)
  • D
    76% (41)

Why each option

When a switch receives a unicast frame for a destination MAC address not found in its MAC address table, it floods the frame out of all ports within the same VLAN except the source port.

AIt creates a broadcast storm.

A broadcast storm is typically caused by Layer 2 loops or excessive broadcast traffic, not by the normal forwarding of an unknown unicast frame.

BIt drops the frame from the MAC table of the switch.

The switch does not drop the frame from its MAC table due to an unknown unicast; instead, it floods the frame in an attempt to learn the destination's location.

CIt shuts down the source port and places It In err-disable mode.

Shutting down a port and placing it in err-disable mode is a security measure or error response, not the standard behavior for handling an unknown unicast frame.

DIt floods the frame out of every port except the source port.Correct

If the switch's MAC address table does not contain an entry for Host A's destination MAC address, it classifies the frame as an unknown unicast. In this scenario, the switch floods the frame out of all active ports within VLAN 2, excluding the port from which it received the frame from Host D, to find the destination and learn its MAC address.

Concept tested: Switch unknown unicast forwarding

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/12-2/25ew/configuration/guide/conf/swg_mac.html

Topics

#Ethernet switching#MAC address table#Frame forwarding#Unknown unicast

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