Description: This is the first systematic guide to understanding, comparing and deploying Layer 3 switching solutions. It presents clear criteria and business models that networking executives can use to implement Layer 3 switching while successfully managing stakeholders, vendors and the transition to new technology. It presents a crisp, practical definition of what Layer 3 Switching is -- and what it is not. It compares the leading approaches to Layer 3 switching, with extensive examples of current products, and presents an in-depth analysis of how users can evolve their networks to take full advantage of this new technology. For all network managers, communications engineers and networking consultants seeking to interconnect corporate LANs and WANs.

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