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A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge [1]) is networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device. A network switch is a multiport network bridge that uses MAC addresses to forward data at the data link ...
1. Physical layer. v. t. e. Intermediate System to Intermediate System ( IS-IS, also written ISIS) is a routing protocol designed to move information efficiently within a computer network, a group of physically connected computers or similar devices. It accomplishes this by determining the best route for data through a packet switching network.
Networking hardware, also known as network equipment or computer networking devices, are electronic devices that are required for communication and interaction between devices on a computer network. Specifically, they mediate data transmission in a computer network. [1] Units which are the last receiver or generate data are called hosts, end ...
IBM 2741, a widely emulated computer terminal in the 1960s and 1970s. (keyboard/printer) A computer terminal is an electronic or electromechanical hardware device that can be used for entering data into, and transcribing [1] data from, a computer or a computing system. [2] Most early computers only had a front panel to input or display bits and ...
v. t. e. Simple Network Management Protocol ( SNMP) is an Internet Standard protocol for collecting and organizing information about managed devices on IP networks and for modifying that information to change device behavior. Devices that typically support SNMP include cable modems, routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, and more.
Network architecture. Network architecture is the design of a computer network. It is a framework for the specification of a network's physical components and their functional organization and configuration, its operational principles and procedures, as well as communication protocols used. In telecommunication, the specification of a network ...
Fully switched network. A fully switched network is a computer network which uses only network switches rather than Ethernet hubs on Ethernet networks. [1] The switches provide a dedicated connection to each workstation. A switch allows for many conversations to occur simultaneously. Before switches, networks based on hubs data could only allow ...
v. t. e. In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. [1] [2] The most common type of switch is an electromechanical device consisting of one or more sets of movable ...