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4A0-100 · Question #207

What is thebehaviorof a typical Ethernet switch when it receives a frame with auncastdestination MAC address? (Choose two)

The correct answer is C. The switch looks in its FDB. If the destination address is known it forwards the frame out the D. The switch looks in its FDB. If the destination address is unknown it floods the frame out all ports. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Data Link Protocols

Question

What is thebehaviorof a typical Ethernet switch when it receives a frame with auncastdestination MAC address? (Choose two)

Options

  • AThe switch floods the frame out of all ports except the port on which it was received.
  • BThe switch looks in its FDB. If the source address is unknown it discards the frame.
  • CThe switch looks in its FDB. If the destination address is known it forwards the frame out the
  • DThe switch looks in its FDB. If the destination address is unknown it floods the frame out all ports
  • EThe switch looks in its FDB. If the destination address is unknown it discards the frame.

How the community answered

(41 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    12% (5)
  • C
    80% (33)
  • E
    5% (2)

Topics

#FDB#unicast flooding#MAC address lookup#switch forwarding

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