Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 16:46:31 -0500 (EST) From: Peter Brezny <peter@cyber1.net> To: Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@americantv.com> Cc: wes@softweyr.com, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: switch vs bridge (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.02.9903241644520.10939-100000@lms1.cyber1.net> In-Reply-To: <199903242123.PAA11962@free.pcs>
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layer 4... my friend keith's understanding is that layer 4 switches examine actual content of ip frames. usefull for multimedia quality of service and bandwidth reservation. sort of gives atm style qos and managability to ethernet. hope that helps. pb On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Jonathan Lemon wrote: > In article <local.mail.freebsd-net/36F95545.6B1F40C0@softweyr.com> you write: > >In other words, there isn't a whole lot of difference unless you step > >up to layer three switches. > > > >These definitions taken from "The Switching Book II", from Xylan Corp. > >Download a PDF version or order your own free printed copy at: > > > > http://www.xylan.com/library/switchbook/index.html > > So where's the definition for layer-four switches? (What the heck > is a layer 4 switch anyway?) > -- > Jonathan > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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