Broadband Internet Glossary

Ethernet.  Ethernet is a protocol for the physical and data-link layers, which employs carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA-CD).

Ethernet Bridge (IEEE 802.3 Bridge).  An Ethernet bridge is a data-link layer (Layer 2) internetworking device that interconnects two Ethernet local area networks (LANs).

Ethernet Hub (IEEE 802.3 Hub).  An Ethernet hub is the centre point for the wiring of a star-wired Ethernet network.

Ethernet Repeater (IEEE 802.3 Repeater).  The Ethernet repeater is a layer-1 internetworking device that simply re-times and regenerates the frames to transfer data from one Ethernet network to another.

Ethernet Router (IEEE 802.3 Router).  An Ethernet router is a network layer (Layer 3) device that interconnects two Ethernet local area networks (LANs).

Ethernet Switch (IEEE 802.3 Switch).  An Ethernet switch is a data-link layer (Layer 2 of the OSI model) internetworking device.

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