h 13, 2002 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: question about switching [7:38165]
> yes that is exactly what i wanted to clear up, as in a
> router. ie routing is just a decision, and the
> physical moving of the packet between the interfaces
> (based on the above decision) is called as switching.
yes that is exactly what i wanted to clear up, as in a
router. ie routing is just a decision, and the
physical moving of the packet between the interfaces
(based on the above decision) is called as switching.
right ?
and in a "switch" the moving of frames between
appropriate ports (based on MAC a
I am not sure if I understood the question completely but
I think you are trying to distinguish the L3 switching and
Routing?
Routing and Switching are two different functions taking place
within router. Routing takes place before switching can occur.
So, router first has to determine "where" thi
"Routers use Layer 3 switching to route a packet,
and Layer 2 switches use Layer 2 switching to forward
frames."
above is from the cisco web site. Layer 2 switches use
layer2 (ie datalink) for forwarding frames. fine.
but for Routers also it says that it uses layer3 for
routing, although it is
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