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PB4MAT PB4MAT 04 Routing-Switching-and-Bridging
PB4MAT PB4MAT 04 Routing-Switching-and-Bridging
Chapter 4 :
Routing, Switching, and Bridging
Outline
4.1 Circuit versus Packet Switching
4.2 Switches
4.3 Bridges
4.4 Routers
4.1Circuit versus Packet Switching
There are two types of switched networks in
use: circuit switched and packet switched.
A circuit switched network is defined by a
physical or virtual circuit (or connection) that
connects two endpoints and has a certain circuit
bandwidth
A packet switched network is based on a
different concept, that of the best available route.
Different types
of network
switching
devices
Repeaters
Repeaters, or active hubs, are Physical layer
(Level 1) devices that extend the run length of
the physical media by amplifying and retiming the
signal before forwarding it.
Signals can be degraded over the length of a
connection losing their modulation
A repeater recreates the signal and retransmits it
in the correct phase and frequency.
4.2 Switch
A switch is an active device that connects two
network segments together at one or more levels
of the OSI network model.
The term switch is applied to a broad variety of
devices, and unlike the function of a bridge, which
is defined by the IEEE 802.1D standard, no such
definition exists for a switch
When considering switches
Ports. The port count, ability to prioritize ports, and port mirroring.
Speeds and feeds. The port speed and duplexing capabilities affect
the throughput of the
switch.
Link aggregation. The ability to send data over multiple connections
to the same endpoint.
SNMP. The ability to participate in network discovery and
management.
Filtering. The ability to segment traffic based on the physical
identification of devices (for example, MAC filtering).
Network Access Control.
VLAN
4.3 Bridges
A network bridge is a device that spans two
network segments (one subnet) together at the
Data Link layer (Level 2).
Bridges are also used when you want to
connect to different types of physical media,
such as 100Base-T and Wi-Fi, or 100Base-T
and100Base-TX.
A network bridge and its constituents shown
inside Vista’s Network Connections dialog box
4.4 Routers
A network router is a device that connects two
different networks together.
Routers separate collision domains, filter and
block broadcasts, and determine the optimum
path to use to route packets.
Because routers operate at the Network layer
(Level 3), you may hear routers referred to as
Layer 3 switches in just the same way that
bridges were referred to as Layer 2 switches
Routing topologies:
Unicast. A message is sent from one node to another node.
Broadcast. A message is sent from one node to all other nodes.
Multicast. A message is sent from one node to several nodes,
typically nodes that have requested the message be sent.
Anycast. A message is sent from one node to a group of nodes,
and any member of that group can accept the message and act on
it. Once the anycast is delivered at a node, the communication is
complete.
The four
different
broadcast
topologies
An OSPF routing network with several areas
and a backbone
Routing
failures,
infinite
loops, and
failure
cascades
STP Network Segment Costs
The Onion Router system for
maintaining data anonymity
Hidden services on the Tor network
Gateways
A network gateway is a device or program that
allows different types of networks to
communicate with one another.
Gateways translate addresses, network
protocols, and data. Sometimes you purchase a
gateway as an appliance, while in other instances
you might install gateway software on a computer
and have that computer serve the linking
function.
Summary
Switching devices can be separated by the highest-level
protocol that they operate with.
Hubs and repeaters are physical connections. Bridges
span two different network segments at the Network
layer, but do not provide protocol translation.
A router can connect two different types of networks
because it can operate at the Transport layer.
Switches and gateways are general terms that
describe a variety of different systems
Source :
Barrie Sosinsky, (2009), Networking
Bible, 1. Wiley Publishing, Inc,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
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