Question 591 · 1334 in bank
If a switch port receives a new frame while it is actively transmitting a previous frame, how does it process the frames?
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Answer: C
Explanation
They are processed at the same time, but if they are supposed to be sent using the same interface, new one will be sent when it is free to go. Like blitzstorm pointed out: FIFO is default config for a queue. Full duplex means receiving and sending is possible at the same time, but no magic will make switch send 2 frames out of the same interface simultaneously with that configuration. plus it's a little wording puzzle, if one frame is already being transmitted, there is no possibility for the new one to be sent at exactly the same time (it still needs to be processed, so a tiny difference in time, but still a difference)
Source: Adapted from community discussion — thomson_johnson
