what is the difference between Layer 3 switch and Router

Answer Posted / s.m.feroz ahmed

Hi,

The only difference between Layer-3 Switch and Router is
Layer-3 switch will allow only interested Traffic into
Network and Router will allow all traffic without
filtering.Firewall can be called as Layer-3 Switch.

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