Research: A switch-router taxonomy

  • Authors:
  • Bob Sultan

  • Affiliations:
  • IBM T.J. Watson Center. 30 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, New York 10532, USA

  • Venue:
  • Computer Communications
  • Year:
  • 1998

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Abstract

This paper describes a framework for the classification of switch-router integration schemes. Various definitions of integration are considered. Alternatives are discussed from the perspectives of architecture and product structure. Advantages and disadvantages of the various schemes are described and three alternatives of particular importance are identified.