Re: Cisco's Three Layer Model

2000-05-23 Thread Edward Solomon
The core layer is a high-speed switching backbone and should be designed to switch packets as fast as possible. This layer of the network should not perform any packet manipulation, such as access lists and filtering, that would slow down the switching of packets. The distribution layer of the ne

RE: Cisco's Three Layer Model

2000-05-23 Thread Stull, Cory
The best way to understand the 3 layer model is to memorize ( as much as you can ) what takes place at each layer, especially the important aspects.. such as high speed switching is done at the core layer, access lists and filtering should be done at the access layer, etc... Cisco Press CCDA