Mohamed,

My comments are included below.

Debbie

--- Mohamed El Komy  wrote:
> I'd like to know "which is the default switching in
> Cisco Routers for TCP/IP
> traffic?" Is it Process or Fast Switching?"
> Also there're some questions I need an answer to:
> 
> 1- When issuning debug commands,do I need to turn
> off Fast Switching ?

I'm not really sure about this, I have never read
anything that said this.

> 2- Which leads to more CPU and Memory utilization:
> Process or Fast Swithing?

Process switching is PER-PACKET load-balancing with NO
caching. It makes use of the routing table everytime.
It is the slowest of all the switching modes. 

Fast Switching is PER-DESTINATION load-balancing, the
first packet hits the routing table, everyone after
that (to the same destination) is taken from the
cached entry.

> 3- What's the differnece between
> Fast,Autonomous,Silicon and Optimum
> Switching?

Autonomous switching is available on 7000 series and
above. Uses the "autonomous-switching" cache that is
located on the interface processors. Provides faster
packet switching bu allowing the controller to switch
packets indenpendently, without having to interrupt
the system processor.

Silicon switching - this is similiar to autonomous
switching, thru the use of a silicon-switching cache
located on the Silicon Switch Processor.

Optimum Switching - is similiar to fast switching, but
is faster, due to enhanced caching algorithm and
optimized structure of the "optimum-switching. ONly
available on routers equipped with a route/switch
processor (RSP).

All this info was taken from the following document:

http://www.cisco.com/cpress/cc/td/cpress/design/topdown/td0512.htm

> 
> I also need some technical papers about Distributed
> Switching using VIP
> cards on Cisco 7500 series and its Architecture.
> 
> Thanks,
> komy
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