Re: Layer3 switching - More Clarification

[jori]

first of all a switch will always switch faster than a router since the router has a processor and a switch has a ASIC specific for switching.   now a router not only switches the packets but will process it for access restrictions and queueing. thus slowing things down compared switches that perform none of this. sure remove all these aspects and you come closer to a switch, but remember the router still has more overhead to deal with in keeping routing tables up to date.