Monday, November 18, 2013

Differences between HUB & SWITCH?

SWITCH
works at layer 2
uses MAC address for packet forwarding
does not required CSMA/CD
Faster than HUB
Full duplex
High throughput

HUB
works at layer 1
uses broadcast for packet forwarding
requires CSMA/CD
slower than switch
half duplex
low throughput.

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