Chapter Summary
One of three transmission methods is used to move frames from source to destination: unicast, multicast, or broadcast. Unicast transmission occurs when there is a direct path from source to destination, a “one-to-one” relationship. Multicast has a one-to-many relationship in which the frame is delivered to multiple destinations that are identified as part of a multicast group. Broadcast is a one-to-all relationship in which the frame is delivered to all the hosts on the network segment, whether or not they want the traffic.
Frame size is measured in bytes and has a minimum and maximum length, depending on the implemented technology, such as Ethernet, Token Ring, or with WAN technologies (such as Frame Relay or IP VPN). The maximum ...
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