What is IT infrastructure? – What are the Components of IT infrastructure

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Global IT Solution Provider            What is IT infrastructure? – Components of IT infrastructure IT infrastructure An IT (Information technology) Infrastructure is the foundation or framework that supports IT system of an organization. IT infrastructure are the components required to operate and  manage  enterprise IT environments. These components include: software, hardware , networking components , operating system, and data storage, all of which are used to deliver IT services and solutions. Components of IT infrastructure                                                               Hardware In the components of an IT infrastructure, the hardware play a vital role in IT infrastructure, Hardware includes servers, data centers, personal computers and other type of hardware devices and equipment. 1. Servers A  server  is a type of software program or hardware device that accepts and responds to requests made over a network. The server commonly re
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Router vs Switch - What is the difference? | Digital Markets TRD

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                                               "Router vs Switch''

The Routers and Switches are both computer networking devices and equipment that allow one or more computers to be connected with computer or internet network. A switch is used and designed to connect multiple computers within a network and a router is designed to connect multiple networks together. These networking devices are very important to every single type of business network. For this, it is very important to choose a right type of networking device for your business network, because these networking devices have their own different types and categories according to their use and demand in market, if you want to know about the types of these networking devices, than please read this article: “Router and Switch’’.

router vs switch
router vs switch


 What is a Router?

Routers are networking devices that can connect multiple networks together, this type of networking devices are also used to connect several computing devices on those networks to the Internet, in networking devices and equipment, routers play a vital role by interconnecting multiple devices within an enterprise network.

 

router
router

What is a Switch?

Another important networking device is a Switch that provide a main role in every business network, this networking device provides and allow computing devices to communicate with each other within a network. The switch acts as a controller, creating a connection between computers, printers and other devices within a business network.

switch
switch


Function Comparison:

Functions

Router

Switch

Data Transmission form

Packet

Frame & Packet

Transmission Type

At Initial stage: Broadcast then Uni-cast & Multicast

Broadcast then Uni-cast & Multicast

Transmission Mode

Full duplex

Half/Full duplex

Bandwidth sharing

Dynamic

no

Security

protect network

Port security

Connections

Ethernet or wifi

Cat5, Cat5e

Ports

2,4,5,8 ports

24 and 48 ports

Layer

Network 3 Layer

Network 2 Layer

Speed

Wireless: 1-100 Mbps, Wired: 100 Mbps - 1 Gbps

Wireless: 10-100 Mbps, Wired: upto 1 Gbps

Manufacturers

Cisco, Huawei, HP, Juniper, Ubiquiti.

Cisco, Netgear, Juniper Fortinet, HP, Allied Telesis.

Examples

Cisco 800,800,1900 Series

Cisco catalyst and nexus series

 

 


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