Wednesday 10 August 2016

Legacy Network Components

1)Hub
2)Mau(Media access unit)
3)Bridge

Hub:

It's an early ethernet device it interconnects clients, servers and other network devices.
  • Does not make forwarding decisions 
  • Also known as "bit spitter"
  • Used in ethernet networks
  • One collision domain
  • One broadcast domain

Mau(media access unit):


  • It interconnects clients, servers and other network devices 
  • Does not make forwarding decisions
  • Used in token ring network
  • Collision domain don't apply here
  • One broadcast domain

Bridge:


  • Separate network into collision domains
  • Makes forwarding decisions based on MAC(media access control unit) address
  • It's the predecessor to ethernet switch
  • Two collision domains
  • One broadcast domain  

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