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An Ethernet hub connects multiple Ethernet devices together to form a single network segment. It operates at the physical layer of the OSI model and functions as a multiport repeater, forwarding data to all ports and detecting collisions to send a jam signal. A local area network connects computers in a limited space like a home or office using technologies like Ethernet or Wi-Fi and has higher data rates than a wide area network.

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An Ethernet hub connects multiple Ethernet devices together to form a single network segment. It operates at the physical layer of the OSI model and functions as a multiport repeater, forwarding data to all ports and detecting collisions to send a jam signal. A local area network connects computers in a limited space like a home or office using technologies like Ethernet or Wi-Fi and has higher data rates than a wide area network.

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An Ethernet hub, active hub, network hub, repeater hub or hub is a device for connecting multiple twisted pair

or fiber optic Ethernet devices together and making them act as a single network segment. Hubs work at the physical layer (layer 1) of the OSI model. The device is a form of multiport repeater. Repeater hubs also participate in collision detection, forwarding a jam signal to all ports if it detects a collision.

A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as home, school, computer laboratory or office building.[1] The defining characteristics of LANs, in contrast to wide area networks (WANs), include their usually higher data-transfer rates, smaller geographic area, and lack of a need for leased telecommunication lines. ARCNET, Token Ring and other technology standards have been used in the past, but Ethernet over twisted pair cabling, and Wi-Fi are the two most common technologies currently in use.
A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a large computer network that usually spans a city or a large campus. A MAN usually interconnects a number of local area networks (LANs) using a high-capacity backbone technology, such as fiber-optical links, and provides up-link services to wide area networks (or WAN) and the Internet. A near-me area network (NAN) is a logical communication network built on top of existing physical network infrastructures that focuses on communication among wireless devices in close proximity. A personal area network (PAN) is a computer network used for communication among computer devices, including telephones and personal digital assistants, in proximity to an individual's body. Most hubs detect typical problems, such as excessive collisions and jabbering on individual ports, and partition the port, disconnecting it from the shared medium. Thus, hub-based A wide area network (WAN) is a computer network that covers a broad area (i.e., any network whose [ communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries).

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