What is the difference between repeaters and hubs?
The difference between repeaters and hubs is the number of cables connected to the device. A repeater usually has only two ports, and a hub usually has 4 to 20 ports or more.
The purpose of a hub is to regenerate and reset network signals. Its characteristics are similar to repeaters (referred to as multiport repeaters, multiport, repeater). HUB is a common connection point for each device in a network, which is usually used to connect segments of the LAN. HUB contains multiple ports. When each packet arrives at a port, it is copied to all other ports so that all LAN segments can see all packets. Hubs do not recognize any information patterns in signals, addresses, or data.
Repeaters are network devices located on the first layer (the physical layer of the OSI reference model). When data leaves the source and is transmitted over the network, it is converted to electrical pulses or light pulses that can be transmitted along the network medium - these pulses are called signals (signal). When the signal leaves the transmitter station, the signal is programmed and easily recognizable. However, when the signal is transmitted along the network medium, the signal becomes weaker and worse as the cables become longer and longer. The purpose of repeaters is to regenerate and reset network signals at the bit level so that they can transmit longer distances over the network.
