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  1. 2.NetworkModels

Hubs vs. Switches

  • A Hub is a repeater, which sends receiving frame to all other connected ports of that hub.

    • A hub repeats each frome to every connected device.

  • A Switch knows the MAC addresses of the connected devices and only sends frames to the appropriate one.

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