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Define broadcast domain.- It is a logical area in a computer network where any computer connected to the network can directly transmit to any other computer in the domain without having to go through a routing device.
- It is a logical part or division of a computer network.
- All the nodes here can be reached via the broadcast which is located at the datalink layer.
- They are mostly located within a network or multi-network segment.
- A bridge such as a networking device is required by multi-network segments.
- It can also be any device or computer which is directly connected to the same switch or repeater.
- The boundaries of the broadcast domains are separated by networking devices such as the routers.
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