Switched Ethernet Topology
Uses switches (instead of hubs)
- Designed to support a small set of computers (16 to 24) in one LAN
- Looks similar to a hub, but very different inside
- Designed to support a group of point-to-point circuits
Both Logical and physical topology of the network becomes a star topology
Switch reads destination address of the frame and only sends it to the corresponding port
- While a hub broadcasts frames to all ports