Quick Overview of Networking Terminology
-Check the validity of each signal it receives and discard invalid signal.
-Show whether each network node is currently connected, idle, transmiting data, or in half/full duplex. Indicating a collision it gives users an idea on the network's current traffic status, Collisions occur frequently in a Fast Ethernet network.
Different applications are used to for different network devices. Those applica- tions performed by a switch have functions as follows:
-Establish
-Interconnect users' workstations to a server for a
-Interconnect different users' workstations, servers or other devices and uplink with another Fast Ethernet switch to form a larger network.
-Interconnect different users' workstations, and servers. Uplink the switch with another Fast Ethernet switch to provid a connection with another network expansion device, such as a router, switch or bridge.
A switch thus acts as a central piece in a network topology and configuration. It is necessary to carefully study its physical emplacement and the configuration of the network.
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