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D-Link DES-3326S User Manual

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DES-3326S Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide

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Understanding and Troubleshooting the Spanning Tree Protocol

Using layer 3 switches and IP routing eliminates the need for
STP port blocking because the packets are routed by
destination addresses. The link redundancy remains, and
relying on the routing protocols gives a faster convergence than
with STP.

The drawback is that the introduction of layer 3 switching
usually requires a new addressing scheme.