What is the Difference between Hub and Switch?

Answer Posted / kapilasdhir

HUB
1. Hub is a Layer 1 Device
2. Hub is not more intelligent device
3. Hub does not reads the frame
4. Hub provides the always broadcasting in the network
5. we cannot configure Hub
6. In Hub the rate of data transmission is slow
7. hub is a half duplex device
8. the rate of data transmission is divided in hub
9. hub does not provide packet filtering in the network
10. hub is a single broadcast domain
11. hub is a single collision domain
12. Hub does not create any table

SWITCH
1. Generally Switch is a Layer 2/ Layer 3 Device
2. Switch is a more intelligent device
3. Switch reads the frame
4. Switch provides conditional broadcasting in the network
5. we can configure Switch
6. In Switch the rate of data transmission is fast
7. Switch is a full duplex device
8. the rate of data transmission is not divided in Switch
9. Switch provide packet filtering in the network
10. Switch is a single broadcast domain (By default)
11. Switch is a separate collision domain
12. Switch creates a table that Table is called switching
table

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