What is one advantage of using the cut-through switching method instead of the store-and-forward switching method?
- has a positive impact on bandwidth by dropping most of the invalid frames
- makes a fast forwarding decision based on the source MAC address of the frame
- has a lower latency appropriate for high-performance computing applications
- provides the flexibility to support any mix of Ethernet speeds
Answers Explanation & Hints: Cut-through switching provides lower latency switching for high-performance computing (HPC) applications. Cut-through switching allows more invalid frames to cross the network than store-and-forward switching. The cut-through switching method can make a forwarding decision as soon as it looks up the destination MAC address of the frame.