How does an FCoE end node acquire its FCoE MAC address?

How does an FCoE end node acquire its FCoE MAC address?
A . server-provided MAC address
B . Fibre Channel name server
C . fabric-provided MAC address
D . FIP proxy

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Answer: C

Explanation: The VN_Port is assigned a fabric-provided Mac address (FPMA) that is built by concatenating a 24-bit FCoE MAC address prefix (FC-MAP), ranging from 0x0E-FC-00 to 0x0E-FC-FF, to the 24-bit FCID. Being able to build a unique MAC address for the VN_Port directly from its FCID saves the switch from having to maintain a table that associates FCID and MAC addresses.

Reference: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/solutions/Enterprise/Data_Center/UF_FCoE_final.html