Wire-speed means that routing decisions are made by using ASICs
(application-specific integrated circuit) rather than software. What this
translates to is more packets per second which means these Layer 3 switches
can be used where high performance is critical.
Another thing, I believe all of Cisco's L3 switches are non-blocking.
""Bradley J. Wilson"" wrote in message
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> Okay, two things -
>
> One - abduct a Cisco marketing rep, tie them to a chair, shine a bright,
hot
> light in their face and ask *them* what the difference is.
>
> Two - while they're tied up, ask them what "wire-speed" is supposed to
mean.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sam
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> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 4:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Layer3 switch vs Router [7:7406]
>
>
> One differance is that a layer 3 switch does wire-speed switching
>
> ""Denton, Jason"" wrote in message
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> > Can anyone tell me what the REAL difference is between a layer3 switch
and
> a
> > router?
> >
> > Jason
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