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One of these things is typically combined with the system priority to make a system ID in the Link Aggregation Control Protocol, or LACP. These things are statically or dynamically learned when adding them to a CAM table, and are removed over time in a process called “aging”. The first bit of these things indicates whether they’re universally or locally administered. (-5[1])These things contain an organizationally unique identifier, or OUI, that is assigned to manufacturers by IEEE (“I triple E”). Switches contain (15[2])a (*) table that maps these (10[1])things to ports, which determines where to forward layer 2 frames. As of iOS 14 and Android 10, these things are always randomized when connecting to a Wi-Fi (10[1])network (-5[1])to make it harder to track devices. For 10 points, name these 48-bit values that are similar to IP addresses, except they identify physical devices on a local network. ■END■

ANSWER: MAC addresses [prompt on “hardware addresses” or “physical addresses”]
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