Hi guys, Priscillia is correct. Yeah all marketing gimic's from different vendors. Either the device is a switch or it is a hub or a bridge. It cant be a combination.
Hub is a hub => same broadcast domain and same collision domain. Switch is a switch => same broadcast domain but each port is a different collision domain. Hope that answers. Chaoo, Cisco_Maniac ""Priscilla Oppenheimer"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > R.S.Sundar wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > > What's the Technical difference between Swich and Switching Hub. > > > > Generally we have hubs,switch and switching hub .In which > > situation a > > switching hub can be used. > > > > Can we use it instead of a switch. > > "Switching hub" isn't a technical term, so we can't answer the question with > a technical answer. It sounds like it's specific to a particular product. So > your best bet is to read the specs for that product. > > Cisco at one point used the term "switching hub" for some low-end switches > that they had. They really were switches, not hubs. Each port provided > dedicated bandwidth and connected just one device. The port couldn't connect > a shared network or hub, just a single device. I guess Cisco used the term > "switching hub" instead of "switch" because these low-end devices didn't > have any fancy switching features to support VLANs, spanning tree, etc. > > Such a device could replace a hub and offer much higher performance, > although, as mentioned, it must be placed into the topology in such a > fashion that the ports connect just one device. It may support some uplink > ports for connecting to other switches or shared networks. > > But the bottom line is that you need to read the specs for your actual > product and see what the vendor means by this confusing, non-standard term > "switching hub." > > It's a shame that the vendor didn't stick to standard, > technically-comprehensive terminology, which defines a switch as a > data-link-layer device that offers dedicated bandwidth to each port, and a > hub as a physical-layer device that offers shared bandwidth for the ports. > > Priscilla > > > > > > Regards, > > > > R.S.Sundar > > > > *************************************************************************** > > This message is proprietary to Future Software Limited (FSL) > > and is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it > > is addressed. It may contain privileged or confidential > > information > > and should not be circulated or used for any purpose other than > > for > > what it is intended. > > > > If you have received this message in error, please notify the > > originator immediately. If you are not the intended recipient, > > you are notified that you are strictly prohibited from using, > > copying, altering, or disclosing the contents of this message. > > FSL accepts no responsibility for loss or damage arising from > > the use of the information transmitted by this email including > > damage from virus. > > *************************************************************************** Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=53531&t=53531 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
