A switch is a special purpose device designed to solve performance problems in the network, because

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small band widths and traffic jams. The switch can add more bandwidth, accelerate packet output,
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reduce waiting time and lower cost per port.

It operates at Layer 2 of the OSI model and forwards packets based on the MAC addres.
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The switch segments economically the network into smaller collision domains, obtaining a high
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percentage of bandwidth to each end station. They are not designed with the main purpose of a close
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control over the network or as the ultimate source of security, redundancy or handling.
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