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Chapter 15
Connecting LANs, Backbone Networks,
and Virtual LANs
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15-1 CONNECTING DEVICES15-1 CONNECTING DEVICES
In this section, we divide connecting devices into five In this section, we divide connecting devices into five different categories based on the layer in which they different categories based on the layer in which they operate in a network.operate in a network.
Passive HubsActive HubsBridgesTwo-Layer SwitchesRoutersThree-Layer SwitchesGateways
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Figure 15.1 Five categories of connecting devices
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Figure 15.2 A repeater connecting two segments of a LAN
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A repeater connects segments of a LAN.
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A repeater forwards every frame; it has no filtering capability.
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A repeater is a regenerator, not an amplifier.
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Figure 15.3 Function of a repeater
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Figure 15.4 A hierarchy of hubs
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A bridge has a table used in filtering decisions.
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Figure 15.5 A bridge connecting two LANs
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A bridge does not change the physical (MAC) addresses in a frame.
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Figure 15.6 A learning bridge and the process of learning
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Figure 15.7 Loop problem in a learning bridge
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Figure 15.8 A system of connected LANs and its graph representation
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Figure 15.9 Finding the shortest paths and the spanning tree in a system of bridges
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Figure 15.10 Forwarding and blocking ports after using spanning tree algorithm
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Figure 15.11 Routers connecting independent LANs and WANs
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15-2 BACKBONE NETWORKS15-2 BACKBONE NETWORKS
A backbone network allows several LANs to be A backbone network allows several LANs to be connected. In a backbone network, no station is connected. In a backbone network, no station is directly connected to the backbone; the stations are directly connected to the backbone; the stations are part of a LAN, and the backbone connects the LANs. part of a LAN, and the backbone connects the LANs.
Bus BackboneStar BackboneConnecting Remote LANs
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In a bus backbone, the topology of the backbone is a bus.
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Figure 15.12 Bus backbone
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In a star backbone, the topology of the backbone is a star;
the backbone is just one switch.
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Figure 15.13 Star backbone
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Figure 15.14 Connecting remote LANs with bridges
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A point-to-point link acts as a LAN in a remote backbone connected by
remote bridges.
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15-3 VIRTUAL LANs15-3 VIRTUAL LANs
We can roughly define a We can roughly define a virtual local area networkvirtual local area network (VLAN) as a local area network configured by (VLAN) as a local area network configured by software, not by physical wiring.software, not by physical wiring.
MembershipConfigurationCommunication between SwitchesIEEE StandardAdvantages
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Figure 15.15 A switch connecting three LANs
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Figure 15.16 A switch using VLAN software
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Figure 15.17 Two switches in a backbone using VLAN software
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VLANs create broadcast domains.
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