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The behavior of which packet type can be controlled by selecting unicast mode or flood mode in a bridge domain?
The correct answer is B. unknown unicast. In a bridge domain, the forwarding behavior for unknown unicast packets can be configured as either unicast mode (dropping or specific forwarding) or flood mode (broadcasting to all ports).
Question
The behavior of which packet type can be controlled by selecting unicast mode or flood mode in a bridge domain?
Options
- AARP
- Bunknown unicast
- CLLDP
- DCDP
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A8% (2)
- B88% (21)
- C4% (1)
Why each option
In a bridge domain, the forwarding behavior for unknown unicast packets can be configured as either unicast mode (dropping or specific forwarding) or flood mode (broadcasting to all ports).
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) packets are broadcast by nature and are flooded within a bridge domain, and their behavior is not typically controlled by a unicast or flood mode setting for unknown unicast.
Bridge domains provide a setting to control how unknown unicast frames are handled: they can be either flooded across all ports within the bridge domain (flood mode) or dropped, or directed to a specific destination (unicast mode).
LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) packets are multicast and are handled differently from unknown unicast, and their forwarding behavior is not governed by the unicast/flood mode setting of a bridge domain.
CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol) packets are multicast and are not considered unknown unicast, therefore their forwarding is not controlled by the unicast/flood mode setting in a bridge domain.
Concept tested: Bridge Domain Unknown Unicast Handling
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dcn/aci/apic/5x/config/cisco-aci-layer2-config/b_Cisco_ACI_Layer2_Configuration_Guide_5x/m_configuring_bridge_domains.html
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