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Difference Between Hub and Bridge

The hub and bridge serve different networking purposes. The hub operates at the physical layer of the OSI model and broadcasts all received data to connected devices, while the bridge operates at the data link layer and is more intelligent, checking and filtering data before forwarding. Additionally, the hub connects LAN segments within the same network, whereas the bridge can connect two different LANs employing the same protocol.

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Difference Between Hub and Bridge

The hub and bridge serve different networking purposes. The hub operates at the physical layer of the OSI model and broadcasts all received data to connected devices, while the bridge operates at the data link layer and is more intelligent, checking and filtering data before forwarding. Additionally, the hub connects LAN segments within the same network, whereas the bridge can connect two different LANs employing the same protocol.

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Difference between Hub and Bridge

Th
e crucial difference between the hub and bridge is that the hub works on
the physical layer, but the bridge operates on the data link layer of the OSI
model. Both hub and bridge serve the different purpose. A hub transmits the
data to each device connected to it, it broadcasts the data. On the other hand,
a bridge is more intelligent which checks and filter data before forwarding it,
this mechanism significantly reduce the network traffic and improve security.

Difference between Hub and Bridge


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Th
e crucial difference between the hub and bridge is that the hub works on
the physical layer, but the bridge operates on the data link layer of the OSI
model. Both hub and bridge serve the different purpose. A hub transmits the
data to each device connected to it, it broadcasts the data. On the other hand,
a bridge is more intelligent which checks and filter data before forwarding it,
this mechanism significantly reduce the network traffic and improve security.
Hub connects two LAN segments whereas the bridge can connect two different
LANs.

Content: Hub vs Bridge

1.
1. Comparison Chart
2. Definition
3. Key Differences
4. Types
5. Conclusion

Comparison Chart

BASIS FOR
HUB BRIDGE
COMPARISON

Basics Used to connect a number of Facilitates in the segmentation of the larger

devices. network.

Types Active and Passive Transparent, translational and source route.

Data filteration Not performed Conducted

Uses Multiple ports Single incoming and outgoing port

Links Segments of LAN Two different LAN employing same

protocol.

Definition of Hub

Hub is an elementary networking device, as it provides very simple functionality


of establishing a connection between the several devices. Additionally, the
device serves as the connector of the different LAN segments. The devices are
connected to the hub with the help of twisted pair cables. The chief purpose of
the hub is to transfer the data packets to each device connecting it.

It does not perform any


filtration which means that each chunk of data is transmitted to all the
connected end devices even if it is not destined device. That is the reason it is
said to be an unintelligent device. The hub works in the single collision domain
which means that the transmission lines should be operated in the same speed.

Definition of Bridge

The bridge is also a networking device which connects two different LAN


operating on the same protocol. Furthermore, it is used for fragmenting the
larger LAN into smaller networks. When a bridge receives a frame from the
network it retrieves the destination address from its header and checks it in a
table to find the location where to send the frame. Unlike a hub, in the bridge
different lines can have their own distinct collision domain.
Et
hernet cannot deal with the token ring frames the reason behind this is the
inability to find and retrieve the destination address in the frame header.
Though, a bridge can utilize line cards for different network types and variable
speed.

It is mentioned that a bridge can also partition larger networks into smaller
networks, but how does it do it? The bridge is placed between two physical
network segments and it monitors the flow of data between the two segments.
Here the MAC address plays an important role in deciding whether the data
should be forwarded or discarded based on the condition.

Earlier bridges employ the manual creation of the MAC address list while in
modern bridges this task is done automatically by watching the traffic on the
network, these bridges are known as learning bridges.

Key Differences Between Hub and Bridge

1. A hub is used as a central device for providing the connection among the
various nodes. On the contrary, the bridge serves the purpose of filtering
and forwarding of the data in the network.
2. Hubs are of two types – active and passive. As against, transparent,
translational and source route are the three types of bridges.
3. Data filtration is carried out in the bridge while it is not performed in the
hub.
4. Hub uses multiple ports while the bridge employs a single incoming and
outgoing port for the specific data.
Types of Hubs

There are basically two types of a hub, active hub and passive hub.

Passive hub – The passive hub just provides a passage for the transmission of
the electrical signals.

Active hub – In the active hub, instead just providing passage for electrical
signals it also regenerates the signals before transmitting it to the other
connected devices. However, it does not process any data.

Types of Bridges

Transparent bridge – This type of bridge are hidden to other devices on the
network, other devices are unaware of the existence of these bridges. A
transparent bridge mainly blocks and forward the data based on the MAC
address.

Source route bridge – The source route bridge is utilized by token ring
network. These bridges contain frames along with route information, which
helps in making decisions for the frame forwarding through the network.

Translational bridge – These types of bridges can convert the network system
type, which enables the linking of two different networks, for example, Ethernet
and token ring network. The translational bridge can alter the information and
fields from the frame, ultimately translates the data it receives.

Conclusion

The networking devices hub and bridge are intended to do different functions
where the hub is used as a connector of the LAN segments. On the other hand,
the bridge is used for connecting two different LANs.

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