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Routers, switches, and bridges

Routers, switches, and bridges

From the course: ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) (2024) Cert Prep

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Routers, switches, and bridges

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- [Voiceover] Networks carry all types of data over distances short and far. Whether it's a transatlantic video conference or an email across the room, many different networks carry the ones and zeros that make communications work. Routers, switches, and bridges are the core building blocks of these networks. Network engineers use switches to connect devices to networks. Switches are simple-looking devices, such as the one shown here, that contain a large number of network ports. Switches may be very small with eight or fewer ports or they can be quite large with 500 or more ports. The switch shown here is a 96-port switch. Switches are normally hidden away inside wiring closets and other secure locations. Each switch port is connected to one end of a network cable. Those cables then disappear into special pipes known as conduits for distribution around a building. When the cable reaches the final destination, it…

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