Ukuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe bokushintshwa kwezingqimba ezimbili sekuvuthiwe.Ukushintsha kwezimboni ezinezendlalelo ezimbili kuyidivayisi yesendlalelo sesixhumanisi sedatha.Ingakwazi ukubona imininingwane yekheli le-MAC kuphakethe ledatha, ilidlulisele ngokwekheli le-MAC, futhi irekhode lawa makheli e-MAC nezimbobo ezihambisanayo kuthebula layo lekheli langaphakathi langaphakathi.

Ukugeleza komsebenzi okuqondile imi kanje:

1) Lapho iswishi yemboni ithola iphakethe ledatha embotsheni ethile, iqala ngokufunda ikheli lomthombo le-MAC kunhlokweni yephakethe, ukuze yazi ukuthi iyiphi imbobo umshini onekheli le-MAC lomthombo oxhumeke kulo;

2) Funda ikheli le-MAC lendawo okuyiwa kuyo kunhlokweni, bese ubheka imbobo ehambisanayo kuthebula lamakheli;

3) Uma kunechweba elihambisana nekheli le-MAC lendawo okuyiwa kulo, kopisha iphakethe ledatha ngqo kulesi sikhungo;

4) Uma imbobo ehambisanayo ingatholakali kuthebula, iphakethe ledatha lizosakazwa kuzo zonke izimbobo.Uma umshini wendawo oya kuyo uphendula emshinini womthombo, iswishi yemboni ingarekhoda ukuthi iyiphi imbobo ikheli le-MAC okuyiwa kulo elihambisana naso, futhi ngesikhathi esilandelayo lapho idatha idluliswa khona Akusadingeki ukusakaza kuzo zonke izimbobo.Le nqubo iphindaphindiwe ngokuqhubekayo, futhi ulwazi lwekheli le-MAC layo yonke inethiwekhi lungafundwa.Lena yindlela iswishi Yesendlalelo sesi-2 esisungula futhi sigcine ithebula laso lekheli.

Isizathu esenza ukuthi i-Layer 2 switch isebenze kahle ukuthi ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-hardware yayo ibona ukudluliselwa kwesivinini esikhulu, futhi ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngoba inkinobho ye-Layer 2 ifunda kuphela iphakethe ledatha elihlanganisiwe, futhi aliguquli iphakethe ledatha. (umzila uzoshintsha, ulungise indawo okuyiwa kuyo kanye nekheli le-MAC eliwumthombo).