> 1. Buffer : Dynamic per port A buffer is memmory that is allocated to hold recived packets before the packets can be written out onto the exiting port. Dynamic allocation means that it is given out on a needed basis .If it is dynamic per port , then the switch allocates the available memmory to the used ports.if you have 256K , and 10 ports are in use each port should get 25.6K 2. Flash memory : Refers to memmory that can be written to , although is done so infrequently. This type of memmory dosen't lose information a a power off. In a switch , it is generally used to hold the switch's operating system .(perhaps the Cisco IOS an most of the newer Catalyst switches) > 3. CPU DRAM : DRAM is general porpose memmory that can be read and written to quickly. It will lose its information aon a power off. In a switch , it mioght be used to hold the mac-address-tables and the runtime configuration. > The question is: > > 1. Is it not the total RAM is equally divided to all ports, if all port > are in use. > 2. What is meant by flash memory? > > > Thanks in Advance > > N. Sakthivel > ------------ > > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
