What is the difference between the MAC address table and TCAM?

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What is the difference between the MAC address table and TCAM?

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What is the difference between the MAC address table and TCAM?

A. TCAM is used to make L2 forwarding decisions. CAM is used to build routing tables.
B. Router prefix lookups happen in TCAM. MAC address table lookups happen in CAM. Most Voted
C. The MAC address table supports partial matches. TCAM requires an exact match.
D. The MAC address table is contained in TCAM. ACL and QoS information is stored in CAM.
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