Which of the following best describes the operation of the Media Dependent Adapter (MDA)?

Which of the following best describes the operation of the Media Dependent Adapter (MDA)?
A . The MDA contains the flexible fast path complex used for forwarding data.
B . Excess data is discarded by the MDA and the remaining data forwarded for QoS processing.
C . The MDA buffers data and applies Quality of Service (QoS) to classify and treat the data appropriately.
D . The MDA converts data from its incoming physical format into an internal format and provides some minimal buffering.

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Answer: D