集线器（Hub）是指将多条以太网路双绞线或光纤集合连接在同一段物理介质下的设备。集线器是运作在OSI模型中的实体层。它可以视作多端口的中继器，若它侦测到碰撞，它会送出阻塞信号。

集线器通常会附上BNC and/or AUI转接头来连接传统10BASE2或10BASE5网络。

由于集线器会把收到的任何数字信号，经过再生或放大，再从集线器的所有端口送出，这会造成信号之间碰撞的机会很大，而且信号也可能被窃听，并且这代表所有连到集线器的设备，都是属于同一个碰撞网域以及广播网域，因此大部份集线器已被交换机取代。

An Ethernet hub, active hub, network hub, repeater hub, multiport repeater, or simply hub is a network hardware device for connecting multiple Ethernet devices together and making them act as a single network segment. It has multiple input/output (I/O) ports, in which a signal introduced at the input of any port appears at the output of every port except the original incoming. A hub works at the physical layer (layer 1) of the OSI model. Repeater hubs also participate in collision detection, forwarding a jam signal to all ports if it detects a collision. In addition to standard 8P8C ("RJ45") ports, some hubs may also come with a BNC or Attachment Unit Interface (AUI) connector to allow connection to legacy 10BASE2 or 10BASE5 network segments.