> Plus routing of packets is done more quickly when
> done at the Switch level rather than having to go
> through the router for every packet.
All of this depends on the architecure <sp> of the
router/switch/software/etc. Some devices depend
heavily on 1 processor for everything the box can do.
Others have 1 processor per slot, ASICs for certain
functions, etc. Theres one company that does routing
in ASIC's at wire-speed. It really depends on the box.
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