The IEEE addressing scheme supports three types of addresses that correspond to

Question

The IEEE addressing scheme supports three types of addresses that correspond to three types of packet delivery. These types are unicast, broadcast, and multicast. Identify the correct definition for the type listed below.

Broadcast:

A) Identifies a subset of the computers on a given network, and specifies that each computer in the subset should receive a copy of the packet.

B) Corresponds to all computers, and specifies that each computer on the network should receive a copy of the packet.

C) Uniquely identifies a single computer, and specifies that only the identified computer should receive a copy of the packet.

Explanation / Answer

Broadcast:

Corresponds to all computers, and specifies that each computer on the network should receive a copy of the packet.

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