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Why is it possible for Ethernet Addresses to be handed out at random and for Local...

Why is it possible for Ethernet Addresses to be handed out at random and for Local Area Network switches to learn the topology and construct a forwarding table but this is not possible in the wide area?

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We can't do the same thing in the wide area network, because:

1- In the wide area network there is an important number of nodes, so it will take a very long time to learn the topology.

2- In the wide area network the topology changes frequently, so we can't proceed like in local area network.

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