In addition to your topic discussion, reply to at least three other students\’ comments.2. The differences between routers and switches are somewhat blurred. Switches traditionally have operated at Layer 2, while routers have operated at layer 3. Then there\’s hubs, repeaters, bridges, etc operating at (for the most part) Layer

1. In the first post, you will find a .zip file which contains the six segments of the 802.3 standard.  Select a topic from the standard and start a thread about that topic.  Do NOT choose a topic someone else has already started discussing.  In addition to your topic discussion, reply to at least three other students\’ comments.2. The differences between routers and switches are somewhat blurred.  Switches traditionally have operated at Layer 2, while routers have operated at layer 3.  Then there\’s hubs, repeaters, bridges, etc operating at (for the most part) Layer 1.  Now, however, we\’re seeing \”Layer 3\” switches, routing switches, and other varieties of \”switches\” being used at nearly all layers (I\’ve seen up to Layer 5) of the OSI.   This leads to a number of questions like:Are switches replacing all other devices listed in this discussion?  Are they really still switches if they operate at other than Layer 2?Can a switch really route?Which is faster – a router or a switch?