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: • Network Cabling and Components • IPv6 Address Auto Configuration • OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) Protocol • IEEE 802.11.x Wireless Standards • Introducing OpenStack • Ports and Sockets • Looking at the OSI 7 Layer Reference Model • WAN Network Protocols - DSL, SONET, HDLC, DWDM, DLSW+ • Video - Data Link Layer of OSI Networking Model • Active Directory : How Objects Are Stored and Identified
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