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Hubs and switches
Hubs and switches are acting as central components (in Ethernet communication technology) of the computer network to enable interconnection and communication between clients, servers, and peripheral devices, as in Figure 1.14 . Most hubs are passive devices, while switches play an active role in the computer network:
Figure 1.14. Stack of Cisco switches