RE: [nsp] l3 switches and router

From: sthaug@nethelp.no
Date: Mon Aug 06 2001 - 01:41:57 EDT


> Simply put, there is no real, quantifiable
> difference. But, more importantly, it's a product tag that's completely
> meaningless when evaluating a piece of equipment for your network. It
> gets people to focus on the wrong thing.

For another take on this, look at how the 6509 switch in the NEBS chassis
becomes the 7600 router :-)

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no



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