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How can one differentiate between unicast, multicast, and broadcast MAC addresses on a LAN? Provide examples for each type, along with an explanation. 

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There are three straightforward ways to move data over a network: unicast, broadcast, and multicast. So let's start by summarising how these three differ from one another:

  • One-to-One: Unicast (from one source to one destination)
  • Broadcast: One-to-All (from one source to all potential destinations)
  • Multicast: One-to-Many traffic sent from one source to many destinations who express interest in receiving it.

 

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