SWITCH VS ROUTER DIFFERENCE

SWITCH 
it is intelligent device 

Switch is used for connecting two or more device or node in the same network. It is called Networking device 

Switch is Layer 2 device of OSI model 
(Data Link layer )
Switch used for CAM ( Content addressable Table )

Use MAC address for data transmission Data will be transferred to the frames 

The switch can not perform NAT 

Not faster as a Router

A switch is a multi port Bridge  8 /16/24/48 /64 ports 

The switch has one broadcasting domain except VLAN implemented 
Routine .it is a full duplex mode Transmission 

Switch works on ARP ( Address Resolution Protocol and RARP Reserve Address Resolution Protocol 

Application Switch 
Home and office small Area 
Manage the flow of data Across the Network



Router is used for connecting two or more Network . Router is called internetworking device 
Router is layer 3 of OSI model ( Network Layer
Use IP address for data transmission. Data is forwarded form of packet 
The Router can perform NAT 
Taking routing  decision faster 
Router is available in 2/4/8 ports 
In Router every port had its own broadcast domains 
Router is High Cost  

Application of Router 
VPN Connection.
Internet 
WAN FOR Office 
Campus 

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