What function ensures that frames are only sent to the specific port associated with the destination MAC address in a switch?
- ARP Table
- IP Table
- MAC Table
- NAT Table
A switch maintains a MAC address table that associates MAC addresses with the physical ports on the switch. When a frame arrives, the switch looks up the destination MAC address in its MAC table and forwards the frame only to the port associated with that MAC address.
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