network segment

基本解释

This kind of handoff works well if all of the access points are on the same network segment.
如果所有的接入点都在一个网段上，这种切换行之有效。
Routers, by default, break up a broadcast domain, which is the set of all devices on a network segment that hear all broadcasts sent on that segment.
默认时，路由用来分割广播域，即一个网段上接听所有广播的所有设备的集合。
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This is an Ethernet term used to describe a network scenario wherein one particular device sends a packet on a network segment, forcing every other device on that same segment to pay attention to it.
这是一个以太网术语，用来描述这样的网络情景，即网段上某个特定设备发送出一个数据包，迫使同网段上其他的设备就必须注意到这一点。
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