{"id":2442,"date":"2011-07-13T10:20:03","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T10:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/routing-switch-2\/"},"modified":"2011-08-18T17:21:32","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T17:21:32","slug":"routing-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/2278\/routing-switch","title":{"rendered":"Routing Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_routing_switch_mean\">What Does Routing Switch Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"border-style: none\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">A routing switch is a specialized type of switch that also performs many of the tasks of a router.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Routing switches are very similar to a typical router and in many cases they also inspect the incoming\/outgoing network traffic, support of all major routing protocols and most of the routing of data\/traffic to the next hop\/router. However, routing switches also include switching abilities, and can forward data according to a device&#8217;s physical address. The main difference between a routing switch and a router is in their hardware structure, as the routing switch incorporates the functionality of both a switch and router but uses hardware routing, whereas typical routers use software routing. <\/p>\n<p>A routing switch may also be known as a Layer 3 switch.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_routing_switch\">Techopedia Explains Routing Switch<\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"border-style: none\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Routing switches are an innovative amalgam of two core networking devices, allowing them to achieve greater capability and performance. A routing switch can perform nearly all the same operations as a router and switch by transmitting data on LAN using Layer 2 switching techniques, and over distant LAN by integrating Layer 3 routing operative methods. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Routing switches were introduced into the market to improve the network traffic optimization in organizational wide LAN, which spread over many nodes and smaller LANs. The Layer 2 switches didn&#8217;t provide the required efficiency in transferring data over largely dispersed LAN; therefore, Layer 3 switches not only manage the traffic within a single LAN segment, but they also provide optimal performance in managing and transporting data over distant corners of the LAN. Routing switches&#8217; hardware-powered routing capabilities provide for faster and better performance in a variety of scenarios. 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