All posts by Tuna Peyo

What is a network bridge?

Apr 30,95

A network bridge is a device that divides a network into segments. Each segment represent a separate collision domain, so …

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What is a network hub?

Jan 18,95

A network hub serves as a connection point for all devices in a LAN. It is basically a multiple-port repeater because …

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Half and full duplex

Jan 12,95

In telecommunication, a duplex communication system is a point-to-point system of two devices that can communicate with each other in …

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Unicast, multicast, broadcast addresses

Jan 12,95

Three types of Ethernet addresses exist: unicast addresses – represents a single LAN interface. A unicast frame will be sent to …

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MAC address

Jan 12,95

Ethernet uses MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to uniquely identify a host in an Ethernet environment. Every Ethernet network interface card …

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Ethernet frame

Jan 12,95

We have already learned that encapsulated data defined by the Network Access layer is called an Ethernet frame. An Ethernet …

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