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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

 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.

 

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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.

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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