>"Brian Lodwick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said,
>-and I thought something that moved data packets at layer 3 was supposed to
>be called a router?
>
>>>>Brian
If I didn't make it clear, I consider "layer 3 switch" to be a
completely bogus term that conveys NO technical information.
I can live with speaking of separate path determination and
forwarding processors. The MPLS distinction between a label edge
router (LER) and a label switched router (LSR) also can be useful.
The LER typically is the MPLS component that is fully routing-aware,
while the LSR knows about next hops via LDP, RSVP-TE, or CR-LDP.
"Layer 2 switch," or "LAN switch," marginally conveys more
information. While it is really a bridge, I can accept that a switch
has microsegmentation and usually VLAN capability, which is
significantly different from a classic bridge. Nevertheless, if we
could get rid of "switch" as a term and generally be precise, I'd be
much happier.
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