Maɓallin (Switch) yana nufin "switch" kuma na'urar sadarwa ce da ake amfani da ita don tura siginar lantarki (na gani). Yana iya samar da hanyar siginar lantarki ta musamman ga kowace na'urar sadarwa guda biyu ta maɓallin shiga. Maɓallin da aka fi amfani da su sune maɓallan Ethernet. Sauran waɗanda aka fi amfani da su sune maɓallan murya na waya, maɓallan fiber da sauransu.
Manyan ayyukan maɓalli sun haɗa da adireshin jiki, yanayin hanyar sadarwa, duba kurakurai, jerin firam, da kuma sarrafa kwararar ruwa. Maɓallin kuma yana da wasu sabbin ayyuka, kamar tallafi ga VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network), tallafi don haɗa hanyoyin haɗi, wasu kuma suna da aikin firewall.
1. Kamar cibiyoyin sadarwa, makullan suna samar da adadi mai yawa na tashoshin sadarwa don kebul, wanda ke ba da damar yin kebul a cikin yanayin tauraro.
2. Kamar masu maimaitawa, cibiyoyi, da gadoji, makulli yana sake samar da siginar lantarki mai siffar murabba'i mara kyau yayin da yake gaba da firam ɗin.
3. Kamar gadoji, makullan suna amfani da irin wannan dabarar tura ko tacewa a kowace tashar jiragen ruwa.
4. Kamar gada, makullin yana raba hanyar sadarwar yankin zuwa yankuna da yawa na karo, kowannensu yana da bandwidth mai zaman kansa, don haka yana inganta bandwidth na hanyar sadarwar yankin.
5. Baya ga ayyukan gadoji, cibiyoyi, da masu maimaitawa, maɓallan suna ba da ƙarin fasaloli masu tasowa kamar hanyoyin sadarwa na gida (VLANs) da kuma aiki mafi girma.
Lokacin Saƙo: Maris-17-2022