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Chapter two

working on network hardware


A computer network consists of many hardware
components.
Some of these components are :-
NIC
Cables
Repeater
Hub
Bridge
Switch
router

Computer Networking 1
NIC(network interface card)
Connectivity devices that enable workstations,
servers, printers, or other nodes to receive and
transmit data over network media
Usually contain data transceiver
Belong to Physical and Data Link layers
Apply data signals to wire
Assemble and disassemble data frames
Interpret physical addressing information
Determine which node has right to transmit data at any
given instant
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Repeaters and Hubs

Repeaters: simplest type of connectivity devices that


regenerate a digital signal
Operate in Physical layer
 Cannot improve or correct bad or erroneous signal
Regenerate signal over entire segment
One input port and one output port
Suited only to bus topology networks

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Hub
Hub: repeater with more than one output port
Multiple data ports
Operate at Physical layer
Uplink port: allows connection to another hub or other
connectivity device
On Ethernet networks, can serve as central connection
point of star or star-based hybrid topology
On Token Ring networks, hubs are called Multistation
Access Units (MAUs)

Computer Networking 4
Hubs (continued):

Connected devices share same amount of bandwidth


and same collision domain
 Logically or physically distinct Ethernet network segment on
which all participating devices must detect and accommodate
data collisions
Types of hubs:
Passive
Intelligent
Standalone
Stackable

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Bridges
Connect two network segments
Analyze incoming frames
 Make decisions about where to direct them based on each frame’s
MAC address
Operate at Data Link layer
Protocol independent
 Can move data more rapidly than traditional routers
Extend Ethernet network without extending collision
domain or segment
Can be programmed to filter out certain types of frames

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Switches
Subdivide network into smaller logical pieces
(segments)
Can operate at levels 2, 3, or 4 of OSI model
Multiport bridges
Most have internal processor, OS, memory, and several
ports
Each port on switch acts like bridge
Each connected device effectively receives own
dedicated channel

Computer Networking 7
Installing a switch

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Routers
Multiport connectivity devices that direct data
between nodes on a network
Can integrate LANs and WANs
 Running at different transmission speeds
 Using variety of protocols

Reads incoming packet’s logical addressing information


 Determines where to deliver packet
 Determines shortest path to that network

Operate at Network layer


Protocol-dependent

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Router Features and Functions
Typical router has internal processor, OS,
memory, various input and output jacks, and
management console interface
Modular router: multiple slots to hold different
interface cards or other devices
All routers can:
Connect dissimilar networks
Interpret Layer 3 addressing and other information
Determine the best path for data to follow
Reroute traffic

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Router Features and Functions (continued)
Other router functions:
Filter out broadcast transmissions
Prevent certain types of traffic from getting to a network
Support simultaneous local and remote connectivity
Provide high network fault tolerance through redundant
components
Monitor network traffic and report statistics
Diagnose internal or other connectivity problems

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Router Features and Functions (continued)
Interior router directs data between nodes on
autonomous LANs
Exterior router directs data between nodes
external to given autonomous LAN
Border routers connect autonomous LAN with a
WAN
Static routing: network administrator programs
router to use specific paths between nodes
Dynamic routing automatically calculates best
path between two nodes
Accumulates information in routing table

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Router Features and Functions (continued)

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Gateways
Connect two systems using different formatting,
communications protocols, or architecture
Repackage information to be read by another system
 Operates at multiple OSI Model layers
E-mail gateway
Internet gateway
LAN gateway
Voice/data gateway
Firewall

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