Explain the cut-through architecture including its advantages and disadvantages.?

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In a cut-through architecture, the data frame begins to exit the switch almost as soon as it begins to enter the switch. In other words, a cut-through switch does not store a data frame and then forward it. In contrast, a store-and-forward device holds the entire frame for a small amount of time while various fields of the frame are examined, a procedure that diminishes the overall network throughput. The cut-through capability allows a switch to pass data frames very quickly, thus improving the overall network throughput. The major disadvantage of cut-through architecture is the potential for the device to forward faulty frames. For example, if a frame has been corrupted, a store-and-forward device will input the frame, perform a cyclic checksum, detect the error, and perform some form of error control. A cut-through device, however, is so fast that it begins forwarding the frame before the cyclic  checksum field can be calculated. If there is a cyclic checksum error, it is too late to do anything about
it. The frame has already been transmitted. If too many corrupted frames are passed around the network, network integrity suffers.?

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