In the enterprise, I can vlan a building into seperate lans, route between
them and connect all the users with the same box..Thats one reason for layer
3
switches..
With the inclusion of the switching module in the 3745 router box,
it now kinda blurs the difference between routers and switches..
T
Without consulting any documentation, a couple of reasons I could think of
is forwarding rate and the switch-fabric (or the size of the backplane,
usually in Gbps). A full-fledged Layer-3 switch running at "wire-speed"
would be much more efficient in routing (and switching) between VLANs
compared t
a "layer three switch" is a router, just as a "switch" is really a bridge. a
layer 3 switch 'routes' in hardware, while a router routes in software.
thats the easiest way to look at them. it has gaps, but once you get the big
picture you can then start to talk about the specifics.
probably the bi
The problem with this whole discussion is that it focuses around hardware
that has been defined as something by the manufacturers, and does not focus
on function.
In the end, it is software - code - that does what it does, and the hardware
it runs on is irrelevant.
The OSI model is just a way of
At 4:36 AM + 3/13/03, The Long and Winding Road wrote:
>The problem with this whole discussion is that it focuses around hardware
>that has been defined as something by the manufacturers, and does not focus
>on function.
I tried. I really tried not to rejoin this never ending thread.
But may
At 01:43 AM 3/13/2003 +, aletoledo wrote:
>a "layer three switch" is a router, just as a "switch" is really a bridge. a
>layer 3 switch 'routes' in hardware, while a router routes in software.
For what its worth, Juniper would likely take exception to your calling
their products layer three s
At 10:44 PM 3/12/2003 +, Orlando, Jr. Palomar wrote:
>Without consulting any documentation, a couple of reasons I could think of
>is forwarding rate and the switch-fabric (or the size of the backplane,
>usually in Gbps). A full-fledged Layer-3 switch running at "wire-speed"
>would be much more
At 12:16 PM 3/13/2003 -0500, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote:
>At 2:43 PM + 3/13/03, Peter van Oene wrote:
>>At 10:44 PM 3/12/2003 +, Orlando, Jr. Palomar wrote:
>>>Without consulting any documentation, a couple of reasons I could think of
>>>is forwarding rate and the switch-fabric (or the size
At 2:43 PM + 3/13/03, Peter van Oene wrote:
>At 10:44 PM 3/12/2003 +, Orlando, Jr. Palomar wrote:
>>Without consulting any documentation, a couple of reasons I could think of
>>is forwarding rate and the switch-fabric (or the size of the backplane,
>>usually in Gbps). A full-fledged Layer-3
> In the end, the device either routes or bridges the frames it
> receives, but takes no action that can be distinctly described as layer
> three switching.
>
> Pete
>
to my basic understanding ALL routing has a switching component to it
already, whether we're talking about regular routers or L3 s
At 5:57 PM + 3/14/03, Scott Roberts wrote:
> > In the end, the device either routes or bridges the frames it
>> receives, but takes no action that can be distinctly described as layer
>> three switching.
>>
>> Pete
>>
>
>to my basic understanding ALL routing has a switching component to it
At 05:57 PM 3/14/2003 +, Scott Roberts wrote:
> > In the end, the device either routes or bridges the frames it
> > receives, but takes no action that can be distinctly described as layer
> > three switching.
> >
> > Pete
> >
>
>to my basic understanding ALL routing has a switching component to
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