L2 Switching Concepts and MAC Table Operation
28 questions
Host A sends an Ethernet frame addressed to Host B into port FastEthernet0/1 of a Layer 2 switch. The switch MAC address table already contains an entry for Host B on port FastEthernet0/2, but has no prior entry for Host A. What action does the switch take upon receiving this frame?
A Layer 2 switch receives an Ethernet frame with a unicast destination MAC address that does not currently exist in its MAC address table. Which two actions does the switch take upon receiving this frame?
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An Ethernet frame with a destination MAC address of FFFF.FFFF.FFFF arrives on switch port FastEthernet0/5. The switch MAC address table currently contains no entry for the source MAC address of the frame. Which dual action will the switch perform upon receiving this frame?
A Cisco Catalyst switch receives an Ethernet frame on interface FastEthernet0/1. The frame contains a source MAC address that does not currently exist in the MAC address table, and a destination MAC address that is already registered to interface FastEthernet0/4. In what correct sequential order does the switch perform its internal frame processing and forwarding tasks?
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A Cisco Catalyst switch operating with default MAC address table aging timer settings (300 seconds) has an existing dynamic entry for Host A (MAC: 0010.a412.1111) on interface GigabitEthernet0/1 with a current age of 295 seconds. At time seconds, Host B (MAC: 0010.a412.2222) connected to GigabitEthernet0/2 sends a unicast frame destined to Host A. Host A sends no traffic during this period. At time seconds, Host B sends a second unicast frame destined to Host A. How does the switch process the frame sent at seconds?
A Cisco Catalyst switch maintains the following dynamic MAC address table entries across multiple VLANs:
| VLAN | MAC Address | Type | Port |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0050.56a1.1a01 | DYNAMIC | GigabitEthernet0/1 |
| 10 | 0050.56a2.2b02 | DYNAMIC | GigabitEthernet0/2 |
| 20 | 0050.56a1.1a01 | DYNAMIC | GigabitEthernet0/3 |
A host connected to port GigabitEthernet0/1 sends an ingress Ethernet frame tagged for VLAN 20 with a Source MAC address of and a Destination MAC address of .
How does the switch update its MAC address table and handle the forwarding of this ingress frame?
A Cisco Catalyst switch receives an Ethernet frame on interface GigabitEthernet0/12 configured as an access port in VLAN 30. The incoming frame has a source MAC address of 00e0.8b11.2233 and a destination MAC address of 00e0.8b99.8877. The switch's MAC address table currently contains no entries for interface GigabitEthernet0/12 and does not contain the destination MAC address. Which two actions does the switch perform upon receiving this frame? (Select two.)
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A Cisco Catalyst switch with an initially empty MAC address table receives an Ethernet frame on ingress port FastEthernet0/1. The frame originates from Host A (MAC address 00A1.1111.AAAA) and is addressed to Host B (MAC address 00B2.2222.BBBB) on VLAN 10. In what chronological sequence does the Layer 2 switch execute internal processing steps from frame ingress to frame egress?
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A Cisco Catalyst switch receives an ingress Ethernet frame tagged for VLAN 10 on port GigabitEthernet0/1. The frame contains a source MAC address of 0010.AB12.3456 and a destination MAC address of 0020.CD34.5678. Prior to receiving this frame, the switch MAC address table contains a dynamic entry listing 0010.AB12.3456 on port GigabitEthernet0/2 in VLAN 10, and a static entry listing 0020.CD34.5678 on port GigabitEthernet0/3 in VLAN 10. Port GigabitEthernet0/4 is an active access port configured in VLAN 20, while port GigabitEthernet0/5 is an active 802.1Q trunk port allowing VLANs 10 and 20. Which two actions does the switch perform upon processing this frame?
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A Cisco Catalyst switch contains the following entry in its MAC address table for VLAN 10:
| VLAN | MAC Address | Type | Port |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 000a.1111.2222 | Dynamic | GigabitEthernet0/1 |
| 10 | 000b.3333.4444 | Dynamic | GigabitEthernet0/2 |
A network technician disconnects the host with MAC address 000a.1111.2222 from port GigabitEthernet0/1 and reconnects it to port GigabitEthernet0/3. The host immediately transmits an Ethernet frame destined for MAC address 000b.3333.4444 into port GigabitEthernet0/3 on VLAN 10. How will the switch handle MAC address learning and frame forwarding for this ingress traffic?
A Cisco Catalyst switch receives an Ethernet frame on ingress port GigabitEthernet0/1 with Source MAC address 0010.ab12.3456 and Destination MAC address 0020.cd78.90ab. The switch's current MAC address table records 0010.ab12.3456 as learned on GigabitEthernet0/3, but has no entry for 0020.cd78.90ab. Which TWO actions will the switch perform upon processing this ingress frame? (Select two.)
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A switch receives an Ethernet frame on port FastEthernet0/1. The source MAC address is 0000.1111.1111, and the unicast destination MAC address is 0000.2222.2222. The switch checks its MAC address table and finds no entry for 0000.2222.2222. What action does the switch take to handle this frame?
When a Layer 2 Ethernet switch receives an ingress frame, it processes the header information in a specific sequential order. Place the steps taken by the switch into the correct chronological order from first to last.
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Switch SW1 receives a unicast frame on ingress port GigabitEthernet0/2. The frame contains a source MAC address of 7069.5a12.1234 and a destination MAC address of 0011.2233.4455. The MAC address table of SW1 currently has no entries. Which two actions does the switch perform upon receiving this frame? (Select two.)
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A Cisco Catalyst switch receives an Ethernet frame on access port GigabitEthernet0/1 configured in VLAN 10. The frame contains a source MAC address of 0011.2233.4455 and a unicast destination MAC address of 00aa.bbcc.dde1. The switch currently maintains the following dynamic MAC address table entries:
| VLAN | MAC Address | Type | Port |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0011.2233.4455 | DYNAMIC | GigabitEthernet0/2 |
| 10 | 00aa.bbcc.dde1 | DYNAMIC | GigabitEthernet0/3 |
| 20 | 00aa.bbcc.dde1 | DYNAMIC | GigabitEthernet0/4 |
Which set of actions will the switch take upon processing this ingress frame?
Host A with MAC address 0011.2233.4455 is connected to interface FastEthernet0/5 assigned to VLAN 20 on switch SW-Central. The MAC address table on SW-Central contains no existing entries for VLAN 20. When Host A transmits an ARP request frame to resolve its default gateway IP address, which operational sequence will SW-Central perform upon receiving the ingress frame?
A Cisco Catalyst switch receives an ingress Ethernet frame on interface GigabitEthernet0/1 assigned to VLAN 10. The frame contains a source MAC address that does not currently exist in the MAC address table and a destination MAC address that is already registered on interface GigabitEthernet0/2 in VLAN 10. Arrange the switch processing actions in the correct chronological sequence from initial frame reception to egress forwarding.
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An enterprise Catalyst switch has recently rebooted, and its MAC address table is entirely empty. Host Workstation-1 is connected to port FastEthernet0/12 in VLAN 10 and sends a unicast frame addressed to Server-1 (MAC address 0050.56a1.1a02). The frame enters FastEthernet0/12 carrying a source MAC address of 0050.56a1.1a01. How will the switch process this incoming Ethernet frame?
An engineer is troubleshooting traffic flow on switch SW-BuildingA. A connected device sends an Ethernet frame that arrives on interface GigabitEthernet0/4. The frame has a source MAC address of 0050.56a1.1a2b and a destination MAC address of 0050.56b2.2c3d. When the switch performs a lookup for the destination MAC address in its MAC address table, it identifies an existing dynamic entry mapping 0050.56b2.2c3d to GigabitEthernet0/4. Which action will the switch perform for this frame?
A Cisco Catalyst switch receives an Ethernet frame on interface GigabitEthernet0/3 configured in VLAN 15. The frame contains a source MAC address of 0050.56a1.1a01 and a destination MAC address of 0050.56a1.2b02. Upon reviewing its MAC address table, the switch finds that destination 0050.56a1.2b02 is already dynamic mapping to interface GigabitEthernet0/3 in VLAN 15, but there is no entry for source MAC address 0050.56a1.1a01. Which action will the switch perform upon receiving this frame?