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What is a Switch?:

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Without a switch installed, a network can get bogged down quickly as traffic rises. Traffic jams happen because data is forced to wander the entire network in search of its destination. A switch corrects traffic jam problems by ensuring that data goes straight from its origin to its proper destination, with no wandering in-between.

Switches remember the address of every node on the network, and anticipate where data needs to go. Nodes connected to a switch can expect an immediate 40%-60% increase in performance.

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