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Module 8
Ethernet Switching
 
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Version 3
Ethernet Switching
•Ethernet is a shared media
 –One node can transmit data at a time
 
•More nodes increases the demands on theavailable bandwidth
 
 –The probability of collisions increases, resulting inmore retransmissions
 •A solution to the problem is to segment
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•Segmenting creates more collision domains
 
 
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Shared Media Environment
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Shared media environment
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 –multiple hosts have access to the same medium
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Extended shared media environment
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 –Using networking devices extends theenvironment to accommodate multiple access or longer cable distances
 
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Point-to-point network environment
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 –one device is connected to only one other device(ex. dialup network connections)
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