Hub
nounid
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Simple devices that pass all data traffic in both directions between the LAN sections they link. Hubs forward every message they receive to the other sections of the LAN, even those that do not need to go there.
Classifications
Entity Type
Network0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
Sensitivity
—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
—95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Variants
- plural
- Hubs
- possessive
- Hub's
- pluralpossessive
- Hubs'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A hub is a network device that operates by repeating data that it receives on one port to all the other ports. As a result, data transmitted by one host is retransmitted to all other hosts on the hub.
- §1
- A common connection point for devices in a network, hubs are used to connect segments of a local area network (LAN) Scope Note: A hub contains multiple ports. When a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- Simple devices that pass all data traffic in both directions between the LAN sections they link. Hubs forward every message they receive to the other sections of the LAN, even those that do not need to go there.
Outgoing relationships
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Incoming relationships
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