SCENARIO:

CommitCon Insurance Inc has decided to implement state$-$of$-$the$-$art experimental network technologies to facilitate collaborative work, file sharing, and overall network communication. To realize this, all machines have been equipped with ultra$-$fast Network Adapter Cards $($NIC$)$ boasting a throughput of over $1$ KB per second $($blimey$!),$ ensuring years of reliable high$-$speed file sharing. Each Network Interface Card $($NIC$)$ is programmed with a unique Media Access Control $($MAC$)$ address $[$provided in Figure $1],$ serving to distinguish and identify each computer within the network. Additionally, the company acquired a high$-$speed layer $2$ network switch to interconnect these machines in a star topology. Figure $1$ shows the overall network topology of CommitCon Insurance Inc

QUESTION:

Design the necessary protocols$/$standards that enable each computer to be uniquely represented and addressed logically $($similar to the IP address in TCP$/$IP but a lot simpler$)$ within the network, and to efficiently handle the task of delivering packets from the source host to the destination host. Your solution should outline the necessary packet structure$/$header$/$payload and communication regime. Then, assign a unique address to each computer based on your proposed addressing protocol. Ensure that your proposed addressing protocol has some minimal level of expandability and scalability, and some preventive measures to detect addressing conflicts. Provide a precise, step$-$by$-$step technical solution accompanied by a concrete numerical example

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