Chapt 7
What is the special value assigned to the first 24 bits of a multicast MAC address transporting an IPv4 packet?
01-00-5E
What are the two sizes (minimum and expected maximum) of an Ethernet frame?
64 Bytes, 1518 Bytes
What is auto-MDIX?
A feature that detects Ethernet cable type
What type of address is 01-00-5E-0A-00-02?
An address that reaches ever host in the network
What statement describes a characteristic of MAC addresses?
Globally Unique
Which two functions or operations are performed by the MAC sublayer?
It adds a header and trailer to form an OSI Layer 2 PDU, it is responsible for Media Access Control.
Which function or operation is performed by the LLC sublayer?
It communicates with upper protocol layers
What are two characteristics that describe Ethernet technology?
It uses unique MAC addresses to ensure that is sent to the appropriate destination and is supported by IEEE 892.5
What will a host on an Ethernet network do if it receives a frame with a unicast destination MAC address that does not match its own MAC address?
It will discard the frame
Which network device has the primary function to send data to a specific destination based on the information found in the MAC address table?
Switch
Which network device makes forwarding decisions based on the destination MAC address that is contained in the frame?
Switch
Which statement is true about MAC addresses?
The first three bytes are used by the vendor assigned OUI
Which function or operation is performed by the LLC sublayer?
The frame is dropped
What addressing information is recorded by a switch to build its MAC address table?
The source Layer 2 address of incoming frames