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Microsegmentation -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) |
 | | Microsegmentation is a term used to describe the segmentation of a (additional info and facts about collision domain) collision domain into as many segments as there are (An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow) circuits, minus one. |
 | | This microsegmentation performed by the switch cuts the collision domain down so that only two nodes coexist within each collision domain. |
 | | This way, collisions are decreased and only the two (additional info and facts about NIC) NICs which are directly connected via a point-to-point link are contending for the medium. |
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