Re: Switches and Multicast doubt

From: garry baker <baker.garry_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:19:45 +0300

i read an article on ipexpert about broadcast and multicast traffic a
while ago, talking about storm control

http://blog.ipexpert.com/2010/03/15/old-ccie-myths-storm-control/

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Garry L. Baker
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine..." - RFC 1925
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 6:10 PM, CCIE KID <eliteccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi fellas,
>
> I have a million dollar doubt. Whether switches understand multicast or not.
> Its all about the so called  I/G bit setting in the MAC frame. If the I bit
> is set to 1 then its a multicast address . But unfortunately the broadcast
> address also has the I bit set to 1 . So how does a switch differentiate
> multicast and broadcast. Is there any method used in cisco switches to
> differentiate. Can anyone help me out?
>
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