routing

[ilnaiduccna]

Hi everybody,

?Can anybody explain what is the layer 2 routing.

?What is the route aggregation and where we need to use this feature.

Thanks in Advance.

Naidu.

[Brandon Buffin]

Naidu,

The term layer 2 is generally used to talk about switching as opposed to routing. A layer 2 switch routes traffic based on MAC address.

Route aggregation allows you to combine specific routes into one route. Take a look at the following link.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094826.shtml

Hope this helps. If so, please rate the post.

Brandon