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Overview
Functions of Ethernet Switches and Bridges
Frame Transmission Modes
How Switches and Bridges Learn Source MAC
Addresses
How Switches and Bridges Forward and Filter Frames
Summary
Address learning
Forwarding based on the learned addresses
Loop avoidance
Transmitting Frames
Cut-Through
Switch checks destination
address and immediately
begins forwarding frame
Fragment-Free
Switch checks the first 64 bytes,
then immediately
begins forwarding frame
Learning Addresses
Filtering Frames