A network segment is a portion of a computer network.
Sometimes a private network segment for inter-server communication on a dedicated interface.
A synchronization master is elected for each of the network segments in the system.
Each network segment had a maximum length of 500 meters, and could have up to 254 devices ("stations").
The reason for the additional termination is that a network segment will be driven at many points along its length.
All computers on a network segment must speak the same language so they can trade and understand each other's messages.
Especially if you have traffic for multiple subnets over the same network segment.
Bridge: a device that connects multiple network segments along the data link layer.
An administrator can configure the cost of traversing a particular network segment.
Collisions are localized to the network segment they occur on.
