Ethernet Fundamentals Flashcards

1
Q

Spanning Tree Protocol

A

IEEE 802.1D Permits redundant links so that we don’t have loop backs

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2
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Broadcast Storms

A

Switches pass a packet back and forth forever and consume resources.

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3
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Root Device

A

STP - The Reference point for the entire spanning tree

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4
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BID

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How to select Root Device in STP. BID is made up of a priority value and a MAC Address Looks for lowest value

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5
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Root Port

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All non-root bridges will need a root port. Closest to the root bridge in terms of cost , cost is measured by cable speed, ie CAT 5 or CAT 7 . If they are all the same then we choose the lowest port number

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6
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Designated Ports

A

Used to transmit data

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7
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Non-Designated Ports

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These ports will not forward traffic But they will receive bridge protocol data units, will start to transmit if a link in the topology goes down

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8
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Forwarding State or non-designated ports

A

Blocking, Listening, Learning, Forwarding

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9
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VLAN Trunking

A

802.1q Multiple VLAN’s transmitted over the same physical cable

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10
Q

10BASE5

A

Coax 10Mbps 500m

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11
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10BASE2

A

Coax 10Mbps 185m

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12
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10BASE-T

A

Cat 3 or High UTP 10 Mbps 100m

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13
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100BASE-TX

A

CAT 5+ UTP 100mbps 100m

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14
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100BASE-FX

A

MMF 100 Mbps 2km

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15
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1000BASE-T

A

Cat 5e UTP 1 Gbps 100m

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16
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1000BASE-TX

A

Cat 6 1 Gbps 100m

17
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1000BASE-LX

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SMF 1 Gbps 5km

18
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1000BASE-SX

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MMF 1 Gbps 550m

19
Q

1000BASE-LH

A

SMF 1 Gbps 10km

20
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1000BASE-ZX

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SMF 1Gbps 70km

21
Q

10GBASE-SR

A

MMF 10 Gbps 26m - 400m

22
Q

10GBASE-LR

A

SMF 10 Gbps 10-25 km

23
Q

10GBASE-ER

A

SMF 10 Gbps 40 km

24
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10GBASE-SW

A

MMF 10 Gbps 300m

25
Q

10GBASE-LW

A

SMF 10Gbps 10km

26
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10GBASE-EW

A

SMF 10Gbps 40km

27
Q

10GBASE-T

A

Cat 6a or Cat 7 10 Gbps 100m

28
Q

100GBASE-SR10

A

MMF 100 Gbps 125 m

29
Q

100GBASE-LR4

A

SMF 100 Gbps 10 km

30
Q

100GBASE-ER4

A

SMF 100 Gbps 40km

31
Q

VTP

A

VLAN Trunking Protocol - Allows changes on one switch to propagate to other switches in the network

32
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802.1d

A

IEEE MAC Bridges standard