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What are the differences between Layer 2 Switches and Layer 3 switches?

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Question added by ABILASH MON A , Desktop Support Engineer , JUMBO ELECTRONICS/IBM/ETIHAD AIRWAYS
Date Posted: 2015/11/17
Osama Ismaeel
by Osama Ismaeel , Customer Solutions Architect - VPO (VPN Owner) , Orange Business Services

Simply, L2 switches support  L2 Vlans, so it is just divide the network into separate broadcast domains by creating Vlans, it does not participate in L3 routing, not intervlan routing and no SVI

 

L3 switches, support SVI in order to participate in routing and hence intervlan routing can be done on L3 switch instead of a router

Muhamad Shaker
by Muhamad Shaker , Regional Business Development Manager , ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions

LAYER 2 SWITCH WORKING IN DATA LIKE LAYER AND DEFINE IP ROUTES , LAYER 3 SWITCHES WORKING IN NETWORK LAYER AND DEFINE IP ADDRESS .

Syed Fahad Shah
by Syed Fahad Shah , IP Telephony Engineer , NAC Mobile Solutions Inc.

Layer2 switches can be turn into router

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