Pros+and+Cons+of+Hubs,+Switches,+and+Routers

**//Hubs//** **Pros:** Cheap, easy to monitor **Cons**: Delays as all the ports are used for every transmission. Not good on large networks.

//**Switches**// **Pros:** Secure, fast. Good for small piece of a network. **Cons:** Not good on large piece of a network.

//**Routers**// **Pros**: Data can be transferred between different networks; you can use both LAN and WAN connectivity. The router has many different connections, which connect to lots of architecture and media for the internet and internal use within an organization. It is useful for sending data across because it determines the best route and paths to get to the right data to the target node. Router has domain, which brings less collisions. **Cons:** Cost more than hub/switch. It has a high bandwidth for when interconnected with multiple buildings or when doing an update. The router will have a bigger latency when there are more packets to be filtered.



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