Bridges versus Switches

• Switches

  • Basically bridges with parallel processing
  • Can process two or more pairs of communicating ports simultaneously
  • Allows large numbers of ports

LAN 1

LAN 2

LAN 3

LAN 4

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LAN 2 to LAN 1

LAN 3 to LAN 4

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