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Networking Devices

Network devices connect electronic devices together. A network hub connects multiple Ethernet devices as a single network segment by repeating signals received on one port to all other ports. It has disadvantages like being half-duplex and not performing any filtering. A network switch forwards data only to intended devices rather than broadcasting, and handles packets and collisions better than a hub. A router forwards data packets between different networks until packets reach their destination.

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Networking Devices

Network devices connect electronic devices together. A network hub connects multiple Ethernet devices as a single network segment by repeating signals received on one port to all other ports. It has disadvantages like being half-duplex and not performing any filtering. A network switch forwards data only to intended devices rather than broadcasting, and handles packets and collisions better than a hub. A router forwards data packets between different networks until packets reach their destination.

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NETWORKING DEVICES

Networking devices

Network devices are components used to connect computers or other


electronic devices together.

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device

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Network HUB a.k.a. “bit spitter”

An Ethernet hub is a network hardware device for connecting multiple


Ethernet devices together and making them act as a single network segment.
It has multiple input/output (I/O) ports, in which a signal introduced at the
input of any port appears at the output of every port except the original
incoming.
How a Network HUB works

A network hub is an unsophisticated device in comparison with a switch. As a


multiport repeater it works by repeating bits (symbols) received from one of
its ports to all other ports.
Advantages and Disadvantages of a
Network Hub

Advantages: Disadvantages:
 Low cost  Half-Duplex
 Easy to use (no configuration  Dedicated Bandwidth
required)  Doesn't perform any filtering
 Passive Device (Without  Possibility of colliding packets
Software)
Network Switch

A network switch (also called switching hub) is a computer networking device


that connects devices together on a computer network by using packet
switching to receive, process, and forward data to the destination device.
Unlike less advanced network hubs, a network switch forwards data only to the
devices that need to receive it, rather than broadcasting the same data out of
each of its ports.
How a Network Switch works

A network switch is a multiport network bridge that uses hardware addresses


to process and forward data at the data link layer (layer 2) of the OSI model.
Advantages and Disadvantages of a
Network Switch

Advantages: Disadvantages:
 Packet Handling  Expensive compare to a Hub
 Collision Management  More complex to troubleshoot
than hub
 Bandwidth Utilization
 Difficult to install and use
 Reduced workload on individual
computers
Network Router

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer


networks. Routers perform the traffic directing functions on the Internet. A
data packet is typically forwarded from one router to another router through
the networks that constitute the internetwork until it reaches its destination
node. A router is connected to two or more data lines from different networks.

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