Saturday, 12 May 2012

What is the difference between broadcast domain and collision domain? | Networking

A broadcast domain is a logical network segment in which all nodes can reach to each other by broadcast at the data link layer. It can be within the same LAN segment or it can be bridged to other LAN segments.
A collision domain is a physical network segment in which data packets can collide with one another when being sent on a shared medium, while using the Ethernet networking protocol. A network collision occurs when more than one device attempts to send a packet on a network segment at the same time.