Bridge vs. Hub — What's the Difference?

Operates at the data link layer of the OSI model.

A device that connects multiple network devices.

A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross.

Does not filter traffic.

A structure carrying a road, path, railway, etc. across a river, road, or other obstacle

Operates at the physical layer of the OSI model.

The elevated, enclosed platform on a ship from which the captain and officers direct operations

Boston, Massachusetts. Used with the.

The upper bony part of a person's nose

The center part of a wheel, fan, or propeller.

A partial denture supported by natural teeth on either side.

A center of activity or interest; a focal point

The part of a stringed instrument over which the strings are stretched

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.

A bridge passage or middle eight.

A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.

The support for the tip of a billiard cue formed by the hand.

A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub.

An electric circuit with two branches across which a detector or load is connected, used to measure resistance or other property by equalizing the potential across the two ends of a detector, or to rectify an alternating voltage or current.

(networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.

A card game related to whist, played by two partnerships of two players who at the beginning of each hand bid for the right to name the trump suit, the highest bid also representing a contract to make a specified number of tricks with a specified suit as trumps.

(surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.

Be or make a bridge over (something)

A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.

A structure spanning and providing passage over a gap or barrier, such as a river or roadway.

(US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.

Something resembling or analogous to this structure in form or function

(video games) An area in a video game from which individual levels are accessed.

The upper bony ridge of the human nose.

A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.

The part of a pair of eyeglasses that rests against this ridge.

A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.

A fixed or removable replacement for one or several but not all of the natural teeth, usually anchored at each end to a natural tooth.

A screw hob.

A thin, upright piece of wood in some stringed instruments that supports the strings above the soundboard.

A block for scotching a wheel.

A transitional passage connecting two subjects or movements.

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.

(Nautical) A crosswise platform or enclosed area above the main deck of a ship from which the ship is controlled.

The hilt of a weapon.

A long stick with a notched plate at one end, used to steady the cue in billiards. Also called rest1.

A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby.

The hand used as a support to steady the cue.

A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast.

Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor.

A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.

An electrical shunt.

A screw hob. See Hob, 3.

(Chemistry) An intramolecular connection that spans atoms or groups of atoms.

A block for scotching a wheel.

Any of several card games derived from whist, usually played by four people in two partnerships, in which trump is determined by bidding and the hand opposite the declarer is played as a dummy.

The central location within which activities tend to concentrate, or from which activities radiate outward; a focus of activity.

To build a bridge over.

A large airport used as a central transfer station for an airline, permitting economic air transportation between remote locations by directing travellers through the hub, often changing planes at the hub, and thus keeping the seat occupancy rate on the airplanes high. The hub together with the feeder lines from remote locations constitute the so-called hub and spoke system of commercial air passenger transportation. A commercial airline may have more than one such hub.

To cross by or as if by a bridge.

The city of Boston, Massachusetts referred to locally by the nickname The Hub.

A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

The central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes

A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.

A center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve;

(anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.

Broadcasts data to all connected devices.

(dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.

Simplifies network setup.

(bowling) The gap between the holes on a bowling ball

An arch or superstructure.

(nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.

The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.

A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.

A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.

Anything supported at the ends and serving to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.

(wrestling) A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top.

(gymnastics) A similar position in gymnastics.

A connection, real or abstract.

(medicine) A rudimentary procedure before definite solution

(computing) A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.

(programming) A software component connecting two or more separate systems.

(networking) A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2 of OSI model.

(chemistry) An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.

(electronics) An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.

(music) A contrasting section within a song that prepares for the return of the original material section.

(graph theory) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.

(poetry) A point in a line where a break in a word unit cannot occur.

(diplomacy) A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.

A day falling between two public holidays and consequently designated as an additional holiday.

(electronics) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit

A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.

(cycling) The situation where a lone rider or small group of riders closes the space between them and the rider or group in front.

A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.

(roller derby) An elongated chain of teammates, connected to the pack, for improved blocking potential.

(card games) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.

To be or make a bridge over something.

To span as if with a bridge.

(music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.

To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.

(wrestling) To go to the bridge position.

(roller derby) To employ the bridge tactic. (See Noun section.)

A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other.

Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.

The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument.

A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.

A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; - usually called a bridge wall.

A card game resembling whist.

To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.

To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.

To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; - generally with over.

A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

A circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected

Something resembling a bridge in form or function;

The hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose;

Any of various card games based on whist for four players

A wooden support that holds the strings up

A denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth

The link between two lenses; rests on nose

An upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands

Connect or reduce the distance between

Make a bridge across;

Cross over on a bridge

A device that connects two network segments.

Filters traffic based on MAC addresses.

Reduces network collisions.

Learns and updates a table of MAC addresses.

No, a hub broadcasts data to all connected devices.

A bridge operates at the data link layer (Layer 2).

A bridge is more suitable for a larger network due to its traffic filtering capabilities.

Yes, a bridge filters traffic based on MAC addresses.

Data packets in a bridge are forwarded only to the intended segment.

The primary function of a bridge is to connect and filter traffic between two network segments.

No, a hub does not have the capability to learn or update MAC addresses.

A hub operates at the physical layer (Layer 1).

A bridge reduces network collisions by filtering traffic.

Data packets in a hub are broadcast to all connected devices.

A hub can increase network traffic and collisions by broadcasting data to all devices.

Yes, a bridge learns and updates a table of MAC addresses to manage traffic.

A bridge operates at a higher layer (Layer 2) than a hub (Layer 1).

The primary function of a hub is to connect multiple devices in a network.

A bridge improves network performance by reducing unnecessary traffic and collisions.