14.9.5 What Is An Ethernet Switch And How Does It Forward Data?
Explains how Ethernet switches learn device addresses and intelligently forward frames within a LAN. Introduces collision domains, broadcast domains, VLANs, and the role of switching in improving network performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Why Do Networks Need Switches?
- What Is an Ethernet Switch?
- How Does a Switch Know Where to Send a Frame?
- What Happens If the Destination Is Unknown?
- Why Are Switches Faster Than Hubs?
- What Is a Collision Domain?
- What Is a Broadcast Domain?
- What Is a VLAN?
- Why Does Modern Ethernet Use Full-Duplex Links?
- How Large Can Switched Networks Become?
- Are Switches Used Outside Local Area Networks?
- Why Are Ethernet Switches So Important?
- What Should You Remember?