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Re: What is the differents between Switch and Router?

2001-03-16 23:20:02

Layer 3 switch = Router (IMHO) esp in today's world. All layer 3 switches
that are routing packets using layer 3 addresses must follow RFC1812 etc.

Layer 2 switch != Router. They commonly do Ethernet stuff.

Bora


On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Joe Touch wrote:



Harald Alvestrand wrote:

At 09:03 15/03/2001 +0800, huangjianbo wrote:
I am working on a paper on router, but one problem blocked my process.  
That
is what's the differents between a switch and a router for the view of
theoritical.

As to the 3 Layer switch and router, both of them work as a distributor
based on the IP address.  Just some small differents usage and 
implemention.


Of coourse, we disscuss this problem on the switch and router on the same
layer.

A router decrements the IP TTL field.

It should also not propagate broadcast IP packets (subnet or all 1's).
(Any other hard requirements?)

Joe