A sensor node, also known as a mote (chiefly in North America), is a node in a wireless sensor network that is capable of performing

some processing, gathering sensory information and communicating with other connected nodes in the network. A mote is a node but a node cannot always be a mote.

Network switch
A network switch or switching hub is a computer networking device that connects network segments.

switch
In a telecommunications network, a switch is a device that channels incoming data from any of multiple input ports to the specific output port that will take the data toward its intended destination.