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Lecture 3#1
Hubs, Bridges and Switches
Lecture 3
 
Lecture 3#2
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nterconnecting LANs
Q:Why not just one big LAN?
Limited amount of supportable traffic: on singleLAN, all stations must share bandwidth
limited length: 802.3 (Ethernet) specifiesmaximum cable length
large ´collision domainµ (can collide with manystations)
limited number of stations: 802.5 (token ring)have token passing delays at each station
 
Lecture 3#3
Hubs
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hysical Layer devices: essentially repeatersoperating at bit levels: repeat received bits on oneinterface to all other interfaces
Hubs can be arranged in ahierarchy(or multi-tierdesign), withbackbonehub at its top
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