Layer 2 & Layer 3

Switches

By,
Vidya Nair,
VijyaLaxmi Pujari,
Vicarum Samuel,
Ved Prakash…
Contents…..
 What is Switch

 Layer 2 Switch

 Layer 3 Switch

 Configuration of both Switches

 Combination of Layer 2 & Layer 3 Switches

 Port Trunking

 Spanning Tree Protocol

 Scalability

 Management

 References
What is Switch…..
 A switch is a device that forwards data in packets
only to the appropriate port for the intended
recipient, based on information in each packet’s
header.

 To insulate the transmission from the other ports,

 the switch establishes a temporary connection between
the source and destination,
 then terminates the connection when the conversation is
done.
Layer 2 Switch…..
 Layer 2 means the Data Link Layer of
OSI network model.

 A network device that forwards traffic

based on MAC layer (Ethernet or Token
Ring) addresses.
 MAC (Media Access Control)

 Classifications
 Cut Through Layer 2 Switches
 Store-and-Forward Layer 2 Switches
Layer 3 Switch…..
 Layer 3 refers to the Network layer of OSI
network model.

 Switches used in this layer are also called as

Routing Switch.

 'Routing Switch' is a device that combines

 Functions of a Switch
 which forwards data by looking at a physical device
address .
 Function of Router
 which forwards packets by locating a next hop address.
Configuration of
Switches…..

 Hardware Installation

 Preparing to configure the switch

 Accessing the switch

Combination of Layer 2 & Layer 3
Switches…..
Port Trunking…...
 Port Trunking is a computer networking term
which describes using multiple Ethernet network
cables/ports in parallel to increase the link speed
beyond the limits of any one single cable or port.

 It also called as Link Aggregation.

 It minimizes the number of physical signal paths,

and thus the total amount of cable hardware,
required to serve a given number of subscribers
in a network.
Spanning Tree……

 The Spanning Tree Algorithm calculates

the best path and prevents multiple paths
between network segments.

 To provide path redundancy, STP defines a

tree that spans all switches in an extended
network.
Spanning Tree……
Providing Scalability……
 Scalability means

 A measure of how well a switch is able to

maintain the service to meet increasing
performance demands & vice-versa.

 A switch can be capable of providing flexibility

to the network.
Management of Switch…
…
 Management of the switches can be done
by
 Using management interfaces which need IP
address to configure it.
 These interfaces are made to manage the
switch from the embedded softwares in the
switch.
 Speed and mode are managed by the
interfaces.
References…..
 www.cisco.com

 www.wikipedia.org

 www.oreillynet.com

 www.windowsitlibrary.com

 www.alliedtelesyn.com

 Network+ Study Guide 4th Edition

 David Groth
 Toby Skindier
Thank You……