Layer 3 switch

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf industrial equipment
gptkbp:advantage higher throughput than routers
less flexible than routers for WAN routing
lower latency than routers
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:multilayer_switch
gptkbp:canBeManagedBy gptkb:software
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Layer_2_switch
router
gptkbp:hasFeature gptkb:Quality_of_Service_(QoS)
gptkb:Access_Control_Lists_(ACLs)
hardware-based routing
high-speed packet switching
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Ethernet
fiber optic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Layer 3 switch
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:HP
gptkb:Cisco
gptkb:Juniper
Arista
gptkbp:marketedAs campus networks
high-performance LANs
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:OSI_Layer_3
gptkbp:replacedBy Layer 2 switch in some scenarios
router in some scenarios
gptkbp:requires configuration
gptkbp:routesPacketsBasedOn IP address
gptkbp:supports gptkb:IPv4
gptkb:IPv6
gptkb:Spanning_Tree_Protocol_(STP)
routing
switching
link aggregation
multicast routing
gptkbp:supportsProtocol gptkb:EIGRP
gptkb:OSPF
gptkb:VLAN
gptkb:Inter-VLAN_routing
RIP
Static routing
gptkbp:switchesFramesBasedOn MAC address
gptkbp:usedFor enabling inter-VLAN communication
improving network performance
reducing broadcast domains
segmenting networks
gptkbp:usedIn data centers
enterprise networks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:OSI_Layer_3
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6