Alleviating Network Congestion

Protocol

Function

Fast Port Speeds

Depending on the model, switches may have up to 100Gbps port speeds

Fast Internal Switching

This uses fast internal bus or shared memory to improve performance

Large Frame Buffers

This allows for temporary storage while processing large quantities of frames

High Port Density

This provides many ports for devices to be connected to LAN with less cost and also provide for more local traffic with less congestion