RP repeater is used to extend the distance of the network in the LAN environment, but it belongs to the network interconnection equipment, operating at the physical layer of the OSI, the repeater has the function of amplifying and regenerating the signals on the line, and is used to extend the length of the LAN network segment (only used to connect the same LAN segment).
RP repeater is a device connected to the network circuit, which is often used for bidirectional transmission of physical signals between two network nodes.The RP repeater mainly performs the functions of the physical layer, which is responsible for transmitting information bit-by-bit on the physical layer of the two nodes, and completing the functions of signal replication, adjustment and amplification, so as to extend the length of the network.Due to the existence of loss, the power of the signal transmitted on the line will gradually decay. When the attenuation is to a certain extent, the signal will cause distortion, so it will lead to the reception error.Repeater is designed to solve this problem.It completes the connection of the physical circuit, amplifies the attenuated signal, and maintains the same as the original data.In general, the two ends of the repeater are connected to the same media, but some Repeaters can also complete the work of switching between different media.In theory, the use of Repeaters is infinite, so the network can be extended indefinitely.In fact, this is not possible, because the network standards have specific provisions on the signal delay range, the repeater can only work effectively within this specified range, otherwise it will cause network failure.
