What action will occur if a switch receives a frame with the destination MAC address FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF?

When a switch receives a frame with the destination MAC address FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF, it represents a broadcast frame. In Ethernet networking, a broadcast frame is intended for all devices on the local network segment. The behavior of the switch in this scenario is to forward the frame out to all ports except for the port on which the frame was received, which allows all devices connected to the network to receive and process the broadcast message.

This action occurs because switches operate at the data link layer and are designed to efficiently handle local network traffic. By broadcasting it to all ports (except the one that received it), the switch ensures that every device connected to the same VLAN or broadcast domain can access the information contained in the frame, facilitating communication across all devices.

This behavior is essential for various network services, such as ARP requests, where a device needs to find out the MAC address of another device on the same local network. Thus, forwarding the frame to all relevant ports (except the ingress port) is the expected and correct action in response to a broadcast destination address.