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networking devices - Coggle Diagram
networking devices
Router
advantages
provides connection between different networks architectures such as ethemet & token ring etc
can reduce network traffic by creating collision domains and also by creating broadcast domains
disadvantages
expensive
operate based on routable network protocols
Bridges
disadvantages
does not filter broadcasts
expensive
advantages
helps on extension of physical network
reduces network traffic with minor segments
HUBs
advantages
can extend total distance of the network
can connect different media types
disadvantages
does not operate in full duplex mode
does not have mechanisms
switches
advantages
more useful in connecting LAN with the internet
a modem converts that the digital signal into an anabolic signal
disadvantages
no traffic maintenance is present
a modem is not understood the intermediate process
modems
moderns
advantages
increase the available bandwidth of the network
switches can be connected directly to workstations
disadvantages
expensive
broadcast traffic may be troublesome