Backbone Network Components

         A backbone network is a network that connects many networks in a single site. There are many backbone network components.

• Router - A router is a special device that enables the connection of two or more networks so that the computers in different networks can communicate with each other. A router may be a special device, a computer with several network interface cards or a special network module in a computer or other network device. Routers also allow a network to be segmented into smaller logical networks or subnets.

• Bridge - A Bridge is an interface that enables similar networks to communicate.

• Gateway - A Gateway is an interface that enables dissimilar networks to communicate. 

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