Switching is a cost-effective way of increasing the total network capacity available to users on a local area network. A switch increases capacity and decreases network loading by dividing a local area network into different segments. Each segment has its own bandwidth and it does not compete with others for network transmission capacity.
A switch acts as a
For Fast Ethernet networks, a switch is an effective way of eliminating problems of uplinking Fast Ethernet hubs beyond the
LAN Switching technology is a marked improvement over the previous generation of network bridges, which were criticized by their higher latencies. Routers have also been used to segment local area networks. But, the router expensive, difficult to setup, and maintenance intensive, these make it relatively impractical for
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