3Com LinkBuilder MSH User Manual page 27

Figure
how a bridge learns device addresses and uses address lists to
reduce unnecessary network traffic.
Figure
network.
Figure 1-11 An Example Network
Figure
device B. The bridge learns the address of device A but does not
know where device B is, so it passes the packet to ports 2, 3 and
E.
Figure 1-12 Learns A, Passes On Packet
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1-11, Figure 1-12,
1-11: The bridge does not know what devices are on the
1-12: Device A, connected to port 1, transmits a packet for
Figure 1-13 and
Bridging
Figure 1-14 illustrate
1-13