Ipsilon's IP Switch and Cabletron's SecureFast switches were pioneers in cut-through switching. As more routing lookup functions were moved from software into the ASIC chips, layer 3 switches ...

A network switch that analyzes layer 4 and layer 7 data in the packets. Also called a "Web switch." See layer 4-7 and Web switch. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction ...