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Hub

See also: Centralize | Hardware | Network

A hub is somewhere that a central function occurs. In network computing it refers to the devices connecting machines on a LAN or peer-to-peer network.

Hubs are used to connect multiple networks. A hub may increase performance but it may also create vulnerabilities.

Related Topics

  • Distributed computing
  • Ethernet
  • Latency
  • Node
  • Peer Distributed Transfer Protocol
  • Router
  • Switch
  • Traffic
  • Using File Sharing Networks

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