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2. Network switch - Wikipedia

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   A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, Ethernet switch, 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 ...

3. Ethernet hub - Wikipedia

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   Ethernet hub. An Ethernet hub, active hub, network hub, repeater hub, multiport repeater, or simply hub[a] 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 ...

4. Router (computing) - Wikipedia

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   Router (computing) A router[a] is a computer and networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks, including internetworks such as the global Internet. [2][3][4] A router is connected to two or more data lines from different IP networks. When a data packet comes in on a line, the router reads the network address ...

5. Backbone network - Wikipedia

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   A collapsed backbone (also known as inverted backbone or backbone-in-a-box) is a type of backbone network architecture. In the case of a collapsed backbone, each location features a link back to a central location to be connected to the collapsed backbone. The collapsed backbone can be a cluster or a single switch or router.

6. Broadcast domain - Wikipedia

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   In terms of current popular technologies, any computer connected to the same Ethernet repeater or switch is a member of the same broadcast domain. Further, any computer connected to the same set of interconnected switches/repeaters is a member of the same broadcast domain. Routers and other higher-layer devices form boundaries between broadcast ...

7. Networking hardware - Wikipedia

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   Multilayer switch: a switch that, in addition to switching on OSI layer 2, provides functionality at higher protocol layers. Protocol converter: a hardware device that converts between two different types of transmission, for interoperation. [9] Bridge router (brouter): a device that works as a bridge and as a router. The brouter routes packets ...