Networking and the Internet

Combining Networks

Dr. M. Tanvir Afzal

 Combing Networks

Why to Combine:
 Necessary to connect existing
networks to form an extended
communication system.
 Same type of network can be
combined to form a bigger
network.

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 Combing Networks

Options:

 Repeaters.
 Bridges
 Switches

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 Combing Networks
Repeaters

 Device that passes signals back and forth b/w two

original buses with some form of amplification
without understanding the meanings.
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 Combing Networks
Bridge

 Only transfer messages by looking the IP

address, and if the message is for the device
residing to other network.
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 Combing Networks
Switch

 Connects several
buses rather than
just two.
 Works like bridge,
forwards only
relevant messages

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 Combing Networks

Limitation?

 When we have more than one

type of network, we can not use:
repeaters, bridge, or switch

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 Combing Networks
Router

 Special computers
to forward
message over
diversified
characterized
networks: internet.
 Provides links.
 Routers
communicates and
help to transfer
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 Combing Networks

Router

 Maintains the Forwarding Table:

directions in which messages should
be sent based on destination.
 Gateway: The “point” at which one
network is linked to an internet

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 Summary

Combining Networks

 Repeaters
 Bridges
 Switches
 Routers
 Forwarding Table
 Gateway

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