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Chapter 15 Connecting LANs, Backbone Networks, and Virtual LANs 15.1 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. 15-1 CONNECTING DEVICES In this section, we divide connecting devices into five different categories based on the layer in which they operate in a network. Topics discussed in this section: Passive Hubs Active Hubs Bridges Two-Layer Switches Routers Three-Layer Switches Gateways 15.2 Figure 15.1 Five categories of connecting devices 15.3 Figure 15.2 A repeater connecting two segments of a LAN 15.4 Note A repeater connects segments of a LAN. 15.5 Note A repeater forwards every frame; it has no filtering capability. 15.6 Note A repeater is a regenerator, not an amplifier. 15.7 Figure 15.3 Function of a repeater 15.8 Figure 15.4 A hierarchy of hubs 15.9 Note A bridge has a table used in filtering decisions. 15.10 Figure 15.5 A bridge connecting two LANs 15.11 Note A bridge does not change the physical (MAC) addresses in a frame. 15.12 Figure 15.6 A learning bridge and the process of learning 15.13 Figure 15.7 Loop problem in a learning bridge 15.14 Figure 15.8 A system of connected LANs and its graph representation 15.15 Spanning Tree 15.16 Spanning tree is a graph in which there is no loop. In bridged LAN spanning tree means creating a topology in which each LAN can be reached from any other LAN through one path only (no loop). Logical topology is created instead of physical topology. Spanning Tree The process to find the spanning tree involves three steps: 1- Select the root bridge (root of the tree), based on the smallest router ID. 2- Find the shortest path from the root bridge to every other bridge or LAN. 3- the combination of the shortest paths creates the shortest tree. 15.17 Figure 15.9 Finding the shortest paths and the spanning tree in a system of bridges 15.18 Figure 15.10 Forwarding and blocking ports after using spanning tree algorithm 15.19 Spanning Tree Based on the spanning tree ports marked as: 1 – Forwarding ports 2 – Blocking ports * The process of creating and updating spanning tree can be automated using Dynamic Algorithm (software package). 15.20 Two-Layer Switches A two-layer switch is a bridge. A bridge with many ports and a design that allows better performance. 15.21 A bridge with a few ports can connect a few LANs together. A bridge with many ports may be able to allocate a unique port to each station (no collision). Routers 15.22 A router is a three-layer device that routes packets based on their logical addresses. A router normally connects LANs and WANs in the internet. It has a routing table that is used to make decisions about the route. The routing table are normally dynamic and are updated using routing protocols. Figure 15.11 Routers connecting independent LANs and WANs 15.23 Three-Layer Switches 15.24 A three-layer switch is a router, but a faster and more sophisticated. Three-layer switch provide faster table lookup and forwarding. The terms router and three-layer switch are used interchangeably. Gateway 15.25 A gateway is normally a computer that operates in all five layers of the Internet or seven layers of OSI model. A gateway takes an application message, reads it, and interprets it, so it can be used as a connecting device between two internetworks that use different models. Gateways can provide security. In some textbooks the terms gateway and router are used interchangeably. 15-2 BACKBONE NETWORKS A backbone network allows several LANs to be connected. In a backbone network, no station is directly connected to the backbone; the stations are part of a LAN, and the backbone connects the LANs. Topics discussed in this section: Bus Backbone Star Backbone Connecting Remote LANs 15.26 Note In a bus backbone, the topology of the backbone is a bus. 15.27 Figure 15.12 Bus backbone 15.28 Note In a star backbone, the topology of the backbone is a star; the backbone is just one switch. 15.29 Figure 15.13 Star backbone 15.30 Figure 15.14 Connecting remote LANs with bridges 15.31 Note A point-to-point link acts as a LAN in a remote backbone connected by remote bridges. 15.32 15-3 VIRTUAL LANs We can roughly define a virtual local area network (VLAN) as a local area network configured by software, not by physical wiring. Topics discussed in this section: Membership Configuration Communication between Switches IEEE Standard Advantages 15.33 LAN or VLAN 15.34 A station is considered part of a LAN if it physically belongs to that LAN. The question is what if we need a virtual connection between two stations belonging to two different physical LANs? Figure 15.15 A switch connecting three LANs 15.35 A switch connecting three LANs 15.36 This is an example of switched LAN, consists of three groups of users. What if the network administrator needs to move some of users from one group to another, the solution is by rewiring. Figure 15.16 A switch using VLAN software 15.37 A switch using VLAN software 15.38 This is an example of the same switched LAN but divided into three VLANs. The idea of VLAN technology is to divide a LAN into logical, instead of physical, segments. Each VLAN is a work group in the organization. If a user moves from one group to another, there is no need to change the physical configuration. The group membership in VLANs is defined by software, not hardware. All members belonging to a VLAN can be receive broadcast messages sent to that particular VLAN. Figure 15.17 Two switches in a backbone using VLAN software 15.39 Two switches in a backbone using VLAN software 15.40 VLAN technology even allows the grouping of stations connected to different switches in VLAN. This is an example of a good configuration for a company with two separate buildings. Each building can have its own switched LAN connected by a backbone. Note VLANs create broadcast domains. 15.41 VLAN Membership What can be used to group stations in a VLAN? Venders use different characteristics such as port numbers, MAC addresses, IP addresses, IP multicast addresses, or a combination of two or more of these. Port Numbers: - switch port numbers can be used by administrators to define which station is connected to which port number. 15.42 VLAN Configuration 15.43 Stations are grouped into different VLANs. Stations are configured in one of three ways: manual, automatic, and semiautomatic. In a manual configuration, the network administrator uses the VLAN software to manually assign the stations into different VLANs at setup. In an automatic configuration, the stations are automatically connected or disconnected from a VLAN using criteria (e.g. project number) defined by the administrator.