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How Bridges Work?
- For each port, build a Forwarding Data Base
- LEARNING PHASE
- If destination LAN is unknown, use flooding.
- Learn Source!
- FORWARDING PHASE
- If destination and source LANs are same, discard frame.
- Otherwise, forward frame on correct port.
Sridhar Iyer
2001-01-08