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Layer 2 fragmentation

mohamed_zakour
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What action does a device take when it receives a packet that is bigger than the maximum size of layer 2 technology it is using ?

 

It fragment the packet then send fragments?

it send notification, fragments then send fragments?

it drops the packet?

it send notification then drop the packet ?

 

which answer is true ?

 

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which answer is true ? => it drops the packet

 

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which answer is true ? => it drops the packet

 

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