-PROTOCOL CONVERTER a hardware device that converts between two different types of transmission,
such as asynchronous and synchronous transmission.
-NETWORK CARD a piece of a computer hardware to allow the attached the computer to communicate by a network.
-MULTIPLEXER device that combines severalelectrical signals into a single signal.
-DIGITAL MEDIA RECEIVER connects a computer network to a home theatre
-MULTILAYER SWITCH a
switch which, in addition to switching on OSI layer 2, provides functionality
at higher protocol layer.
-NETWORK ADDRESS network service provide ashardware or software that converts internal
to external network addresses and vice versa.
-NETWORK GATEWAY is an internetworking system cable of joining together two networks that use different base protocol.
-ROUTERS is a networking device whose software and hardware are usually tailored to the tasks
of routing and forwarding information.
-BRIDGES is a internetworking device used to help conserve the bandwidth on the network.
-REPEATERS is an electronic device that
receives a signal and retransmits it at a higher
level and/or higher power, or onto the other
side of an obstruction, so that the signal can cover longer distances.