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Switching Basics

MAC Address Tables and Forwarding Decisions

Switching Basics

MAC Address Tables and Forwarding Decisions

beginner

See how a switch uses its MAC table to decide where to send each incoming frame.

10 steps 12 minBeginner

What you'll learn

  • Understand how switches make forwarding decisions
  • Explain how switches use the MAC address table
  • Describe what happens when a destination MAC address is known
  • Understand how switches handle unknown destination MAC addresses

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