General Information

• NetworkWorldFusion Research - Switching

Layer-2 Switching

• LAN Switching (Cisco)
• LAN Switching (Ohio State)
• LAN Switching References (Ohio State)
• Ethernet Switching White Paper (Anixter)
• Good Book:"Cisco LAN Switching", by Kennedy Clark and Kevin Hamilton (amazon.com)

Layer-3 Switching

Books

• Good Book:"IP Switching : Protocols and Architectures", by Christopher Y. Metz (amazon.com)

Articles and Whitepapers

• "Must Have Reference On Multi-Layer Switching", Anritsu Corp. (PDF File)
• Route Once, Switch Many (Burton Group)
• The Evolution of Routing (Burton Group)
• Router Accelerators (Burton Group)
• Upgrading the networking with Routing Switches (Burton Group)
• Wirespeed Routers Challenge Network Assumptions (Burton Group)
• IP Switching (Ohio State)
• Confusion Reigns Over Layer 3 Switching (Strategic networks)
• Layer-3 Switches: 28 Routing Flavors or Only 2? (Strategic networks)
• Layer-3 Switching: Re-Inventing the Router (techguide.com)
• The Wire-Speed Routing Guide (Alcatel)
• Gigabit Networks: High Speed Routing and Switching (Ohio State)
• Layer-3 Switching: An Introduction (3Com)
• Layer 3 Switch Design (Comm Sys Design)
• Clearing Up the Confusion About Multilayer Switching (Telecommunications Magazine)
• Switching vs. Routing (Network Magazine)

IETF MPLS

• IETF MPLS Working Group Charter (Multiprotocol Label Switching)
• Cisco's MPLS IETF Webpage
• MPLS FTP Site (Cisco)
• MPLS Mailing List Archive (Cisco)
• MPLS Internet Drafts (IETF)
• MPLS Resource Center
• Multiprotocol Label Switching in ATM Networks (Ericsson)
• Multiprotocol Label Switching White Paper (Juniper Networks)
• MPLS: Dessert Topping or Floor Wax? (BCR)
• MPLS Software Considerations (Comm Sys Design)
• UNH IOL MPLS Consortium

Cisco (Tag Switching)

• Cisco Systems' Tag Switching Architecture Overview (RFC 2105)

IBM (ARIS)

• IBM Integrated Switch Router (ISR)
• ARIS Specification (IBM)

Ipsilon (IFMP)

• Ipsilon Flow Management Protocol (IFMP) (RFC 1953)
• The Transmission of Flow Labelled IPv4 on ATM Data Links (RFC 1954)
• Ipsilon General Switch Management Protocol (RFC 1987)

Other Companies

• Toshiba CSR (Cell Switch Router)
• Convergence of Layer-2 and Layer-3 (Foundry Networks)
• Plaintree Systems: Ethernet Switches
• Intel Layer-3 Switching Technical Brief

Links to more information

• Multi Layer Routing (good comparison of layer-3 approaches, and a long list of papers)
• Layer 3 Switching

Layer-4 Switching

• Switching at Layer-4 (Burton Group)
• Layer-4 Switching White Paper (Burton Group)
• Cutting through Layer 4 Hype (Foundry Networks)

Other Switching Related Information

Quality of Service

• QOSForum.com
• Quality of Service in the LAN (Burton Group)
• Quality of Service (QoS) (Cisco)
• Links to Quality of Service Information
• Quantum Flow Control (QFC) Alliance
• Sally Floyd's Research Projects (CBQ, ECN, RED, EPD, etc.)
• Quality of Service: Which Flavor is Right for You? (Telecommunications Magazine)
• IP QoS: At the Edge and in the Core (Telecommunications Magazine)
• Good Book:"Quality of Service", by Paul Ferguson and Geoff Huston (amazon.com)
• Good Book:"QOS and Traffic Management in IP and ATM Networks", by David McDysan (amazon.com)

Network Processor / Switching Technology

• Communications Processors: A Buyers Guide (Comm Sys Design)
• Network processors: The sky's the limit (EDN Magazine)
• CPIX Forum (Network Processor API standard)
• CSIX Organization (Switch I/O interface standard)

Other Technologies

• Using Content-Addressable Memory (CAM) for Networking Applications (CSD Magazine)