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Layer 1 and switch are mutually exclusive. A hub or patch panel are layer 1 devices. Switching, by using the mac address, is fundamentally a layer 2 technology.
by SEJeff 12y ago
Layer 1 and switch are mutually exclusive. A hub or patch panel are layer 1 devices. Switching, by using the mac address, is fundamentally a layer 2 technology.
Am I missing something here? This thing is fast when used as a patch panel, but that is cheating and isn't really switching.
- deadgrey19 12y agoYes. There's a layer one patch panel inside, with 48x3 ports. 48 for the front and 48x2 for inside. Inside they have two "application" bays and in one of them is a layer2+ switching device. So it's a layer 1+2+ device in one package.