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What CSMA/CD |
A protocol that helps devices share the bandwidth evenly without having 2 devices transmit at the same time on the network medium. |
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Half duplex vs. Full-duplex communication |
Full duplex uses two pairs of wires at the same time instead of one wire pair like half duplex. Full duplex allows for sending and receiving at the same time using different wires to eliminate collisions. Half duplex can send or receive but not at the same time in suffers collisions. Both devices on both ends of the cable must be capable and configured to perform full-duplex |
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Describe the sections of a MAC address and the information contained |
Hardware address. A 48 bit or 6 byte address written in hexadecimal format. The first 24 bits or 3 bytes are called the organizationally unique identifier, which is a signed by the IEEE to the manufacturer of the NIC the balance of the number uniquely identifies the NIC. |
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Identify the fields in the data link portion of an Ethernet frame |
Preamble, start frame delimiter, destination Mac address, source Mac address, link or type, data, and frame check sequence |
