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What is a CAM table and on what OSI layer does it operate in regards to?
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A CAM table is sued for storing the bindings of MAC addresses to logical interfaces on a layer 2 switch. It has no idea what an IP address is, therefore it corresponds to OSI Layer 2. When data is destined for a certain MAC over LAN, instead of broadcasting a unicast out every port, the switch looks at the CAM table to decide where the packet should go, referencing a specific interface bound to the destination MAC.