[c-nsp] Cisco Layer 3 Switch Recommendation

[Marcelo Maraboli]

Richard

Routers are L1-L3 devices...

switches do L2 (bridging) with ASICs (specialized chips)

bridges do L2 (bridging) with software (only 1 CPU for all ports).

see IEEE 802.1 functions for L2 bridging...

regards,

Richard Danielli wrote:
> 
> 
> I thought that routers can change frame types while switches didn't.
> 
> simple enough ?
> 
> -rd-
> 
> Pete Templin wrote:
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>> Jim McBurnett wrote:
>>
>>> Ok...
>>> I am gonna go out on a Limb here....
>>> How about a Router that can do switching..
>>
>>
>>
>> A Cisco 2501 Router can be configured to do Frame Relay switching.  I 
>> think we've all considered the 2501 to be a router since day one...
>>
>> pt
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