Computer Network Switches
By Stephen Bucaro
A bridge or router may be referred to as a "switch" because it uses information in the
data packet to choose a path from one network segment to another. A bridge may be referred to
as a "layer 2 switch" because it uses information from layer 2, the Data Link layer of
the OSI model. A router may be referred to as a "layer 3 switch" because it uses information
from layer 3, the Network layer of the OSI model. A network device that uses a higher layer of
the OSI model may be referred to as a "layer 4 switch", and so on.
More Networking Protocols and Standards: • Video Streaming Protocols • IPv6 Unicast Addresses • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Explained • Pv6 Myths • IP Addressing and Subnetting • Video - Network Layer (Layer 3) of OSI Networking Model • IPv6 Address Types and Scopes • The TCP/IP protocol Datagram Format • Active Directory : How Objects Are Stored and Identified • What's the Difference Between a Packet and a Frame?
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