Ethernet comes with common MAC protocol and frame format

What did switched Ethernet do to its effective data rates?

Which field in an Ethernet frame contains the IP datagram?

The destination address field in an Ethernet frame contains:

What does the type field in an Ethernet frame indicate?

Ethernet is more complex and expensive than Token ring.

What does the CRC field in an Ethernet frame allow the receiving adapter to do?

no handshaking between sending and receiving NICsno handshaking between sending and receiving NICs

CRC Size is ____ bit

receiving NIC doesn't send ACKs or NAKs to send NIC

Switch is a link-layer device

In Switch when frame is to be forwarded on segment, uses ...... to access segment.

hosts are … of presence of switches

switches need to be configured.

Ethernet protocol used on each incoming link, so ..

Ethernet protocol used on each incoming link, so …

Hosts __________ connection to switch.

Switching: A-to-A' and B-to-B' can transmit simultaneously, with collisions

… learns which hosts can be reached through which interfaces

Switches perform which two functions?