JN0-102 · Question #282
What is a valid multicast MAC address?
The correct answer is C. 01:00:5e:28:12:95. This question asks to identify a valid multicast MAC address from the given options.
Question
What is a valid multicast MAC address?
Options
- A00:90:69:9f:ea:46
- Bff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
- C01:00:5e:28:12:95
- D99:99:99:99:99:99
How the community answered
(41 responses)- A5% (2)
- C93% (38)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
This question asks to identify a valid multicast MAC address from the given options.
00:90:69:9f:ea:46 has a first octet of 00 (binary 00000000), where the LSB is 0, indicating a unicast MAC address.
ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff is the Layer 2 broadcast MAC address, not a multicast address.
Multicast MAC addresses are identified by having the least significant bit of the first octet set to 1. In the address 01:00:5e:28:12:95, the first octet is 01 (binary 00000001), where the LSB is 1, indicating it is a multicast address, and it falls within the IANA-defined range for IPv4 multicast addresses.
While the first octet 99 (binary 10011001) has its least significant bit set to 1, technically making it a multicast address, it does not fall within the commonly recognized IANA-reserved ranges for IPv4 multicast addresses, unlike option C.
Concept tested: Multicast MAC address identification
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/multicast/13611-multicast-mac.html
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