CS-534: Packet Switch Architecture
Spring 2003		 Department of Computer Science
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2.3   Switch Architecture Generations, Cut-Through

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2.3.1   Three Generations of Switch Architectures

According to Keshav's book, chapter 8, the packet switch architectures can be categorized in three generations:

First Generation Switches

Second Generation Switches

Third Generation Switches

2.3.2   Store-and-Forward, Cut-Through

Store-and-Forward versus Cut-Through

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