From: Ronnie Angello (ronnie.angello@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Jan 16 2007 - 20:17:38 ART
routing = path determination
switching = forwarding
L3 or multilayer switches perform both of these functions in hardware, so to
answer your question, L3 or multilayer switching is both routing and
switching. The only difference is that it is done faster and more
efficiently in hardware with ASIC technology.
Ronnie
On 1/16/07, Sergey Golovanov <sergey.golovanov@iementor.com> wrote:
>
> layer 3 switching is "switching based on IP address" -> hence routing :)
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> > -------Original Message-------
> > From: Nirav Jasmine <niravjasmine@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Layer 3 switching
> > Sent: Jan 16 '07 14:29
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> > We are having a debate that layer 3 switching is not actually switching
> but
> > routing instead. What are your opinion?
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