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Interconnection Devices Repeater - : - Similar To Repeaters

Repeaters are physical layer devices that receive signals on one port, regenerate the signal, and transmit it on all other ports. Hubs are also physical layer devices that connect multiple cables electrically, transmitting all signals received on one port to all other ports. Switches are an improvement over hubs as they inspect packet addresses and forward packets only to the correct destination port, avoiding collisions. Bridges similarly forward packets only to the correct destination network but operate between networks rather than just network segments.

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Interconnection Devices Repeater - : - Similar To Repeaters

Repeaters are physical layer devices that receive signals on one port, regenerate the signal, and transmit it on all other ports. Hubs are also physical layer devices that connect multiple cables electrically, transmitting all signals received on one port to all other ports. Switches are an improvement over hubs as they inspect packet addresses and forward packets only to the correct destination port, avoiding collisions. Bridges similarly forward packets only to the correct destination network but operate between networks rather than just network segments.

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INTERCONNECTION DEVICES

REPEATER
- Physical layer device
--A repeater is a non-intelligent network device that receives a signal on one of its ports, regenerates the
signal, and then retransmits the signal on all of its remaining ports
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- Connected to two cables
- Amplifies signal arriving on either one, puts on the other cable
- regenerate and retransmit the signal
- Neither understands nor cares about content (bits) of packets



HUB
-Similar to repeaters
-Connects multiple cables electrically, not just two
-Usually, does not amplify the signal
physical layer device
does not understand or process content of packets
All connected cables form a single collision domain
--Hubs are used in Ethernet networks. A signal received at any port on the hub is retransmitted on all
other ports. Network segments that employ hubs are often described as having a star topology, in which
the hub forms the wiring centre of the star.



-Hubs can be either active or passive.
-An active hub has its own power supply, and regenerates incoming frames before retransmitting them.
Because signals are regenerated, each output port can connect a channel of up to 100 metres (the
maximum allowed for twisted pair cables).
--Passive hubs simply relay the signal without regenerating it.
SWITCH
--Use a switch to connect several terminals
--A switch uses an internal address table to route incoming data frames via the port associated with
their destination MAC address.
--Switches can be used to connect together a number of end-user devices such as workstations, or to
interconnect multiple network segments.
--Without forming a single collision domain
--Switch inspects an arriving packets destination addresses and forwards its only on the
right cable
--Switch inspects an arriving packets destination addresses and forwards its only on the
right cable
--The switch is a relatively new network device that has replaced both hubs and bridges in LANs
Does not bother the other terminals
Needs: buffer, knowledge where which terminal is connected

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BRIDGES
--Connects entire networks
--Bridge also inspects incoming packet and forwards only towards destination
--Bridges can be used to connect two or more LAN segments of the same type

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