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What type of address (unicast/multicast/broadcast, local/global) is the following IEEE802 MAC address?
a. C4:6E:1F:01:DB:B1
b. B7:2A:76:D3:F2:CD
Solution
a. C4:6E:1F:01:DB:B1
First Octet is C4 = 1100 0100 (b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0)
b0 is 0, so it is unicast
b1 is 0, so it is global
Global-Unicast
b. B7:2A:76:D3:F2:CD
First Octet is B7 = 1011 0111 (b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0)
b0 is 1, so it is multicast
b1 is 1, so it is local
Local-Multicast
