LAN Switching ( Ethernet Switching, Layer 3 Switching, Layer Switching, and Local Area Network Switching) Definition

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May 17, 2008

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LAN Switching

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ALSO CALLED: Ethernet Switching, Layer 3 Switching, Layer Switching, and Local Area Network Switching
DEFINITION: LAN Switching is a technology that alleviates congestion in Ethernet, Token Ring, and Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) LANs by reducing traffic and increasing bandwidth.

Recent Vendor Reports on LAN Switching
Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series Switches sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. DATA SHEET: Posted: 28 Feb 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: The Cisco® Catalyst® 3560 Series is a line of fixed-configuration, enterprise-class switches that include IEEE 802.3af and Cisco prestandard Power over Ethernet (PoE) functionality in Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet configuration. TOPICS: Converged Networks \| Intelligent Networks \| IP Telephony \| LAN Switching \| PoE \| Switches \| Wireless Access

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