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What is the difference between multilayer switching and layer 2 switching?

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Question added by Micheal Egereugwu , IT TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER , AFRI-HUB ICT CENTER
Date Posted: 2017/07/09
Twariq Elahi Al Quraishi
by Twariq Elahi Al Quraishi , Network Engineer , Aricent Technologies

L2 switch take forwarding decision based destination MAC using CAM table whereas Multilayer switch take forwarding decision based on destination ip address using FIB table.

in layer 2 switching only mac address and in the layer 3 switching ip&mac address spoted layer two work on iso layer 2 

Micheal Egereugwu
by Micheal Egereugwu , IT TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER , AFRI-HUB ICT CENTER

L2 SW FORWARD FRAMES BASED ON DESTINATION MAC ADDRESS USES CAM TABLE WHILE

MLS FORWARD FRAMES BASED ON LAYER 3/4 INFORMATION. USES FIB TABLE.

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