During a network audit, a network engineer observes increased numbers of giant frames on a switch interface that connects to a corporate database server. Considering that giant frames are those surpassing the typical Ethernet frame sizes, what could be the primary reason for these observations?
Increased network traffic due to recent organizational activities.
The aging switch hardware is failing to process frames correctly.
Poorly shielded cabling is causing interference with signal transmission.
Mismatch between the MTU settings on the database server and the switch