Network+segment

A network segment is whren a larg network is spilt up into smaller net works this it done by the use of switches, hubs, bridges, or multi-homed gateways.Network designers create segments to physically separate related computers into groups. This grouping can improve network performance and security. In Ethernet networks, for example, computers send many broadcast packets onto the network, but only other computers on the same segment receive them. The greatest advantage of having multiple segments rather than having all hosts on a single, large segment is that it can increase the amount of traffic that a network can carry. A major consideration in designing segmentation to maximize network capacity is to put computers that do not normally communicate with each other on different segments.