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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.

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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)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • C
    93% (38)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

This question asks to identify a valid multicast MAC address from the given options.

A00:90:69:9f:ea:46

00:90:69:9f:ea:46 has a first octet of 00 (binary 00000000), where the LSB is 0, indicating a unicast MAC address.

Bff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff is the Layer 2 broadcast MAC address, not a multicast address.

C01:00:5e:28:12:95Correct

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.

D99:99:99:99:99:99

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

Topics

#MAC address#multicast#Ethernet

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