A switch has received a frame on an ingress port. What will the switch do if the destination MAC address is a broadcast address?

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A switch has received a frame on an ingress port. What will the switch do if the destination MAC address is a broadcast address?

  • It will drop the frame.
  • It will forward the frame out all ports.
  • It will forward the frame out all ports except the incoming port.
  • It will forward the frame out of the specified port in the MAC address table.

Explanation: If the destination MAC address is a broadcast or a multicast, the frame is also flooded out all ports except the incoming port.

Exam with this question: 2.3.2 Module Quiz - Switching Concepts

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