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A bridge connects two separate networks as if they were a single network by performing bridging at the data link layer of the OSI model. Bridging uses a forwarding database to control the forwarding of frames between network segments without changing physical addresses. Transparent bridges are unaware to stations, and if a destination is not in the forwarding database the frame is flooded to all ports except the received port so the destination can respond and an entry can be created. Spanning tree prevents network loops by creating a loop-free topology where each LAN can only be reached through one path.

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Bridge STA

A bridge connects two separate networks as if they were a single network by performing bridging at the data link layer of the OSI model. Bridging uses a forwarding database to control the forwarding of frames between network segments without changing physical addresses. Transparent bridges are unaware to stations, and if a destination is not in the forwarding database the frame is flooded to all ports except the received port so the destination can respond and an entry can be created. Spanning tree prevents network loops by creating a loop-free topology where each LAN can only be reached through one path.

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Bridge:

• A network bridge is a computer networking device that creates a single


aggregate network from multiple communication networks or network
segments. This function is called network bridging.
• Bridging is distinct from routing. Routing allows multiple networks to
communicate independently and yet remain separate, whereas bridging
connects two separate networks as if they were a single network.
• In the OSI model, bridging is performed in the data link layer.

Note:
A bridge has a table used in
filtering decisions.
A bridge does not change the physical (MAC) addresses in a frame.
Figure : A bridge connecting two LANs
Transparent Bridges: It is a bridge in which the stations are completely unaware of the bridge's existance.
Transparent bridging uses a table called the forwarding information base to control the forwarding of frames
between network segments. The table starts empty and entries are added as the bridge receives frames.
If a destination address entry is not found in the table, the frame is flooded to all other ports of the bridge,
flooding the frame to all segments except the one from which it was received. By means of these flooded
frames, a host on the destination network will respond and a forwarding database entry will be created.

• Forwarding: All frames must be correctly forwarded through transparent bridge.


• Learning: Learning is the process of obtaining the MAC address of connected devices. When a frame
reaches into the port of a bridge, the bridge reads the MAC address of the source device from Ethernet frame
and compares it to its MAC address table. If the bridge cannot find a corresponding entry in MAC address table,
the bridge will add the address to the table with the port number via the Ethernet frame arrived.
If the MAC address is already available in the MAC address table, the bridge compares the incoming port
with the port already available in the MAC table. If the port numbers are different, the bridge updates the
MAC address table new port number. This will normally happen when network administrators remove the
cable from one port and attach it to another port.
• Loop Problem: A network loop is a network configuration where there is more than one path between
two networks, which causes packets to be constantly repeated. This is due to the fact that a hub will blindly
transmit everything it receives to all connections.
Figure : A learning bridge and the process of learning
Spanning Tree is a graph in which there is no loop. In bridged LAN this means creating a topology in
which each LAN can be reaced from any other LAN through one path only (no loop).

• Forwarding ports, which forward a frame that the bridgr receives.

• Blocking ports, which block the frames received by the bridge.


Figure : A system of connected LANs and its graph representation

B1 Here B1 is the Root bridge

Note: Hop count from bridge to LAN is 1


and it is 0 in reverse direction.
Figure : Finding the shortest paths and the spanning tree in a system of bridges
Figure : Forwarding and blocking ports after using spanning tree algorithm

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