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Data Transmission Packet Frame (L2 Switch) Frame & Packet (L3 switch)
form
Transmission Type At Initial Level First broadcast; then unicast & multicast as
Broadcast then Uni- needed.
cast & Multicast
Device Type Networking device Active Device (With Software) & Networking
device
Broadcast Domain In Router, every Switch has one broadcast domain [unless
port has its own VLAN implemented]
Broadcast domain.
Used for Connecting two or Connecting two or more nodes in the same
more networks network (L2) or different network (L3)
Bandwidth sharing Bandwidth sharing There is no sharing port can be 10, 100, 1000
is Dynamic and 10000 Mbps individual
(Enables either
static or dynamic
bandwidth sharing
for modular cable
interfaces. The
default percent-
value is 0. The
percent-value
range is 1-96.)
Routing Decision Take faster routing Take more time for complicated routing
decisions decisions