Chapter 13. Hubs: Dumb, Smart, Switching, and Otherwise

• Hub Architecture
  • Compatible Ports
  • Internal Connections for Ports
  • External Connections
  • Management Capabilities
• Hub Smarts: Some Are More Equal Than Others
  • Passive Hubs
  • Active Hubs
  • Intelligent Hubs
  • How Many Smarts Do You Need?
• Improving Hub Reliability
  • Power
  • Keeping Network Problems from Affecting Hubs
  • Hub Redundancy
  • Server-Based Hubs
• ATM Switches
  • ATM Basics
  • ATM Switches
  • ATM's Place in the LAN
  • Buying ATM Switches
• Summary

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