Internal Routing on an IOS-Based Switch

Internal Routing on an IOS-Based Switch
More recently, an entirely new method for inter-VLAN switching has emerged. The migration of
Cisco switches over to IOS has meant that a new generation of switches is equipped with native
routing capabilities. Not only are these faster than those switches with additional daughter boards
or routing cards, but they support a variety of enhanced features that we will examine later in the
book such as QoS (quality of service) and layer 3 switching.