When a Switch Receives a Frame On a Port And Floods The Frame, What Does It Do With The Frame??
When a Switch Receives a Frame On a Port And Floods The Frame, What Does It Do With The Frame??
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When a switch receives a frame on a port and floods the frame, it sends copies of the frame out all other ports on the switch, except for the port the frame was received on. This is done so that the frame can be delivered to all the devices connected to the switch.
When a switch receives a frame on a port and floods the frame, it sends that frame out to all other ports of the same broadcast domain. This ensures that all devices connected to the switch receive the frame, regardless of any specific destination address.