DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUB SWITCH AND ROUTER

Hub Switch and Router are the most commonly used networking devices that are used to connect nodes such as PC, printer, scanner, projector, etc in a network. Here in this post, I am going to explain to you about what is the difference between Hub Switch and Router in Tabular Form. But, before that let’s look at the basics of these networking devices.

What is HUB:

Hub is a networking device operates at the physical layer of OSI model. It is the simplest networking device hence has a low cost. Basically, a hub is a repeater with multiple ports. The function of a hub in a computer network is similar to a repeater. It transfers data in the form of binary bits and uses for broadcasting data. 

What is Switch:

A switch is a networking device works under the Data Link Layer of OSI Model, It transfer data in the form of frames and use for multi-casting. The switch is having an intelligence technology that can filter data packets and like this data can be sent to a particular user and it prevents from creating lots of traffic and wastage of bandwidth. The switch is also having a technology to store the MAC address of a device. 

What is Router:

The router is a networking device works under the networking layer of the OSI model. It transfers data in the form of packets and used to connect two different networks with each other. The router is having the ability to create multiple paths for data transmission and select the best route to transfer the same. A router is quite common to find in a home, business, school, colleges, etc which allows your network to communicate with other networks including the internet.