Uses of Network Switches
Network Switches are an important part of Network communication. Some of the use cases are mentioned below.
- Network switches help provide automatic link connections that remove time-consuming settings and provide easy access to network devices.
- Switches provide a better, more secure, reliable network having more control over data.
- Generally, switches work in full duplex mode, which helps in continuous data transmission and that improves better connectivity.
- As MAC Address is used for the devices connected to it, that helps in the delivery of messages to only the required destination, not everywhere.
- Network Switches work for home networks or local networks where streaming works are performed regularly.
What is a network switch, and how does it work?
The Switch is a network device that is used to segment the networks into different subnetworks called subnets or LAN segments. It is responsible for filtering and forwarding the packets between LAN segments based on MAC address.
Switches have many ports, and when data arrives at any port, the destination address is examined first and some checks are also done and then it is processed to the devices. Different types of communication are supported here like unicast, multicast, and broadcast communication.