BMIT2164 T1 Switching Concept
BMIT2164 T1 Switching Concept
BMIT2164 T1 Switching Concept
Tutorial 1
b. Egress interface is the interface where a frame leaving the interface of a switch.
(True/False)
c. A switch uses its MAC address table and routing table to make forwarding decisions.
(True/False)
d. A switch builds a MAC address table, also known as a Content Addressable Memory
(CAM) table. (True/False)
e. Switches use the MAC address table and full-duplex to eliminate broadcast domain and
avoid congestion. (True/False)
f. Only a layer 3 device (router) will break the broadcast domain. (True/False)
2. “When a layer 2 switch makes a forwarding decision, it is based on the egress port and the
destination IP address of the message.”
Comment on the above statement.
4. Explain how switches forward frames based on the content of their MAC address tables.
a) Where will the switch forward the frame? Circle the answer(s). (1 mark)
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b) Explain the how the switch forwards the frame to the destination device(s) by using Figure 1.
(5 marks)
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b) Explain how the switch forwards the frame to the destination device(s) by using Figure 1.
(4 marks)
8. When there is one or more devices in half-duplex and there will now be a collision domain.
Why this will happen?
9. What is the duplex setting of the switches whereby the collision domains are eliminated and
congestion is reduced?
13. Based on the topology in Figure 1-2, identify the numbers of and circle the domains:
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a. Collision domains
b. Broadcast domains
Figure 1-2
14. Based on the following figures, identify the collision domains and broadcast domains by
circling the networks symbols in the diagrams. In addition, indicate how many collision
domains and broadcast domains show in the following topology.
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Collision
Domain
Broadcast
Domain
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