Day 30
Packet Switching and Forwarding
Key Topics
Today we review the information bases that are used in routing, such as the Forwarding Information Base (FIB) and Routing Information Base (RIB), as well as the two types of memory tables used in switching: content-addressable memory (CAM) and ternary content-addressable memory (TCAM). We also review different software and hardware switching mechanisms, such as process switching, fast switching, and Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF). Finally, we examine switch hardware redundancy mechanisms such as Stateful Switchover (SSO) and Nonstop ...
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