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Q: What can be done to reduce the broadcast traffic?
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What forwards broadcast traffic?

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Network technician has been monitoring traffic with Wireshark and notices an excessive number of broadcasts Which device could be installed to reduce the size of the broadcast domain?

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A network technician must reduce the amount of broadcast traffic on the network while maintaining full connectivity between all different network segments Which device should the administrator deploy?

This device is called a ROUTER. Routers are by default configured to not pass the broadcast traffic to another networks to which it connects. But by some means it could be also a SWITCH - sometimes it can be configured to filter different type of network traffic.


What device cannot forward the broadcast traffic?

switch


What device increases broadcast overhead traffic in the network?

Large numbers of hosts on a single network:Actual Data OverheadA big part of the overhead is broadcasts.In this context, each network is called a broadcast domain.Switches forward broadcasts to each device connected to a switch port.If we can reduce broadcast overhead, it would improve performance on the network.


What is broadcast storm?

A broadcast storm is what occurs when the number of broadcasts on a broadcast domain reaches a certain level that causes the network to shut down for useful traffic entirely.


How switched networks can be affected by broadcast storms?

A broadcast storm can cause a network to become too congested to transfer any useful traffic; switches are susceptible to broadcast storms.


How traffic shaping reduces the congestion in the network?

There are several ways to reduce network congestion. Subnetting and adding routers will break up broadcast domains and traffic. Adding VLANs will do the same while adding security. Upgrading the speed of NICs and wiring, i.e. moving from 10BaseT to 100 or 1000, will reduce congestion as will moving from half duplex transmissions to full duplex transmissions.


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Which device could be installed to reduce the size of the broadcast domain?

router


Which impact does adding a layer 2 switch have on a network?

elimination of broadcast traffic


Which device forwards broadcast traffic?

HUB in a collision Domain, Switch in Local Network.Broadcasting in network is done to locate devices in Network. Hub broadcasts through all its port whereas Network Switch Broadcast traffics within a Port & out of all ports only if new device is to be found.