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What happens if a frame fails a store-and-forward switch?

The store-and-forward switch shown in Figure 6-9 inspects each received frame for errors before forwarding it on to the frame's destination network segment. If a frame fails this inspection, the switch drops the frame from its buffers, and the frame is thrown in to the proverbial bit bucket.

How are frames stored in a switch?

Switches store frames for a brief time in a memory buffer. Two methods of memory buffering exist: Port-based memory: Frames are stored in queues that are linked to specific incoming ports. Shared memory: Frames are deposited into a common memory buffer that all ports on the switch share.

Why does fragment-free switching store only the first 64 bytes?

The reason fragment-free switching stores only the first 64 bytes of the frame is that most network errors and collisions occur during the first 64 bytes of a frame. Different methods work better at different points in the network.

Does the switch perform error checking on a frame?

The switch does not perform any error checking on the frame. Fragment free: The switch waits for the collision window (64 bytes) to pass before forwarding the frame. This means that each frame is checked into the data field to make sure that no fragmentation has occurred.

What is a frame switching Lan switch?

Sample Chapter is provided courtesy of Cisco Press. Date: Dec 17, 2004. This chapter explains how frame switching works, and what precisely happens while a frame is switching. LAN switches are characterized by the forwarding method that they support, such as a store-and-forward switch, cut-through switch, or fragment-free switch.

What happens if a frame crosses a switch port?

If a frame with the destination address FFFF.FFFF.FFFF crosses a switch port, that switch must flood the frame out all other active ports. Each attached device must then process the broadcast frame at least up to the network layer. Routers and VLANs are used to segment broadcast domains.