Written Lab 2
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Written Lab 2
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rite in the answers to the following questions:
1.
Which LAN switch method has the highest latency?
2.
Which LAN switch method only reads the hardware destination
address before forwarding the frame?
3.
What are the three switch functions at layer 2?
4.
Which LAN switch type reads into the data field of the frame before
forwarding the frame?
5.
What is used at layer 2 to prevent switching loops?
6.
Which LAN switch method receives the complete frame before begin-
ning to forward it?
7.
Which two LAN switch methods have a constant latency?
8.
What LAN switch method is also known as "modified cut-through"?
9.
What is used to prevent switching loops in a network with redundant
switched paths?
10.
Which LAN switch method runs a CRC on every frame the switch
receives?
(The answers to Written Lab 2 can be found following the answers to the
Review Questions for this chapter.)
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