2.1.1 Functions of Bridges contd.
nThey do not implement any flow control so under heavy loads
may become overwhelmed and drop frames from buffers.
nThey operate in connectionless mode (best effort
delivery).
nBridges do not segment packets.
nFrames to the same destination will follow the same route or path so long as the network configuration has not changed
due to failures or overloading between two frame
transmissions.
n There
are two kinds of bridges: Transparent and Source Routing. The
former are the most popular.