This also needs to be done dynamically because these multicast groups are going to change over time at any given… Read More

let's look at some key technologies within LAN switching.  - 802.1d Spanning-Tree Protocol - Multicasting The Need for Spanning Tree Specifically… Read More

Switching Technology: Full Duplex Another concept that we have in LAN switching that allows us to dramatically improve the scalability, is… Read More

- Enables dedicated access - Eliminates collisions and increases capacity - Supports multiple conversations at the same time First of all, it's… Read More

- Mostly switched resources; few shared - Routers provide scalability - Groups of users determined by physical location When we look at… Read More

The Need for Speed: Early warning signs for congestion problems Now, how can you tell if you have congestion problems in… Read More

Bridges Another way is to add bridges. In order to scale our networks we need to do something known as… Read More

Broadcasts Consume Bandwidth Now, in terms of broadcast, it's relatively easy to broadcast in a network, and that's a transmission… Read More

Early Local Area Networks The earliest Local Area Network technologies that were installed widely were either thick Ethernet or thin… Read More

FDDI is an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard that defines a dual Token Ring LAN operating at 100 Mbps… Read More