Switching: Difference between revisions
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*CAM tables provide only two results: 0 (true) or 1 (false).
*CAM is most useful for building tables that search on exact matches such as MAC address tables.
*The CAM table is the primary table used to make Layer 2 forwarding decisions.
*In the case of Layer 2 switching tables, the switch must find an exact match to a destination MAC address or the switch floods the packet out all ports in the VLAN.
*TCAM provides three results: 0, 1, and "don't care."
*TCAM is most useful for building tables for searching on longest matches such as IP routing tables organized by IP prefixes.
*The TCAM table stores ACL, QoS and other information generally associated with upper-layer processing.
*As a result of using TCAM, applying ACLs does not affect the performance of the switch.
== Unicast Flooding ==
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