Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Bridge Network Connection


BRIDGE: - Bridge is a connectivity device .which is used to connect different two types of network topology with each other. And is used to manage LAN segmentation in the network. It has fewer ports than switch and other
Functionality of the bridge is, as well as switches so it works on the 2nd layer of the OSI called Data Link Layer.
 It is unicasting device it communicates between topologies segment.






Segment is the fixed portion of the network .segment can be managed by switch .bridge have three or four switch on not more than four it works on the base of MAC address same as switch.       

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