Showing posts with label differnace between Switch and Hub. Show all posts
Showing posts with label differnace between Switch and Hub. Show all posts

Friday, 24 June 2011

Difference between Switch and Hub

What is difference between Switch & Hub?
Switch:
Switches operate at Layer 2 Data Link Layer
Address Learning
Forward / Filter decision using MAC address
Loop Avoidance
Breakup collision domains
Switches create separate collision domains but a single broadcast domain

Hub:
Hub operates at Layer 1 Physical Layer
No Filtering
No Addressing
Hub creates single collision domain and single broadcast domain
Make forwarding to all the ports when signal is arrived