Show the switch table AFTER the entire packet sequence is finshed. Computer (MAC address) switch port # Assume this is the ---------------------- ------------- switch table to begin P3 A with. It has apparently P9 D only been brought up P7 C or reset very recently. p1 p3 p4 | | | | | --------------------- | -----------------A| |B------------------------p6 | | | | | | SWITCH | | p2 | with | p5 | four ports | p8 | (A,B,C and D) | p9 | | | | | | | | -----------------C| |D-------------------- | --------------------- | | | p7 p10 Here is the packet sequence. Assume that the packets arrived at the switch and were processed in the order shown, from first to last; Packet Packet source Packet destination ------ ------------- ------------------ 1 P1 P2 2 P5 P9 3 P4 P2 4 P7 P8 5 P10 P3 6 P9 P10 7 P10 P1 Indicate whether each packet was filtered, flooded or forwarded by the switch. Indicate whether filter, flood or forward is used. Computer (MAC address) switch port # ---------------------- ------------- P3 A P9 D P7 C P1 A <------ After packet #1 P5 B <------ After packet #2 P4 B <------ After packet #3 P10 D <------ After packet #5 The 4th, 6th and 7th packets cause no change to the switches routing table, because the source address is already in the table, i.e. is already known. That device's Mac address and port number are already known. They were "learned" previously by the switch. Packet Packet source Packet destination Switch action ------ ------------- ------------------ ------------- 1 P1 P2 Flooding (ports B,C,D). 2 P5 P9 Forward (out port D). 3 P4 P2 Flood (ports A,C,D). 4 P7 P8 Flood (ports A,B,D). 5 P10 P3 Forward (thru port A). 6 P9 P10 Filter (it came in port D, and port D is destination port). 7 P10 P1 Forward (thru port A).