Re: Re: CISCO Layer 3 switch

[Jose Nazario <jose () biocserver BIOC cwru edu>]

On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Gary Flynn wrote:

> A layer 3 switch is functionally the same as a router. Typically, the
> routing is done in hardware which makes it faster but I suspect the
> difference is becoming moot.

i think so. i had learned it was routing at wire speed (low latencies)
that made a layer 3 switch not a router.

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