MAC Bridges

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf industrial equipment
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs network bridge
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:source_route_bridge
gptkb:transparent_bridge
translational bridge
gptkbp:dividedInto collision domains
gptkbp:doesNotDivide broadcast domains
gptkbp:doesNotModify frames
gptkbp:forwardsBasedOn destination MAC address
gptkbp:function connects multiple network segments at data link layer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MAC Bridges
gptkbp:improves network performance
gptkbp:introducedIn 1980s
gptkbp:layerName gptkb:Data_Link_Layer
gptkbp:learns MAC addresses
gptkbp:numberOfLocations MAC address table
gptkbp:operatesIn Layer 2
gptkbp:predecessor network switches
gptkbp:prevention network loops
gptkbp:purpose filters and forwards frames
gptkbp:reduces network collisions
gptkbp:relatedTo industrial equipment
hub
router
gptkbp:replacedBy network switches
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:IEEE_802.1D
gptkbp:usedIn Ethernet networks
gptkbp:uses spanning tree protocol
MAC addresses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:802.1D
gptkb:802.1Q-2022
gptkb:IEEE_Std_802.1D-2004
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6