Which one has more overhead, a repeater or a bridge? Explain your answer.
A bridge has more overhead than a repeater. A bridge processes the packet at two layers; a repeater processes a frame at only one layer. A bridge needs to search a table and find the forwarding port as well as to regenerate the signal; a repeater only regenerates the signal. In other words, a bridge is also a repeater (and more); a repeater is not a bridge
Which one has more overhead, a repeater or a bridge?
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