Network

What is a "Collision Domain"?

Difficulty: unrated

Source: bregman-arie/devops-exercises by Arie Bregman

Answer

A collision domain is a network segment in which devices can potentially interfere with each other by attempting to transmit data at the same time. When two devices transmit data at the same time, it can cause a collision, resulting in lost or corrupted data. In a collision domain, all devices share the same bandwidth, and any device can potentially interfere with the transmission of data by other devices.