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making it possible to expand your Ethernet network beyond the 205-meter

network diameter limit for 100BASE-TX networks. Switches supporting

both 10Mbps Ethernet and 100Mbps Fast Ethernet are also ideal for

bridging between existing 10Mbps networks and newer 100Mbps

networks.

Switching LAN technology is a marked improvement over the previous

generation of network hubs and bridges, which were characterized by

higher latencies. Routers have also been used to segment local area

networks, but the cost of a router, the setup and maintenance required,

make routers relatively impractical. Today switches are an ideal solution

to most kinds of local area network congestion problems.