Routing and Switching
A holistic end-to-end service
We recommend that all Spitfire supplied circuits are terminated on a Spitfire supplied and configured router.
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Why Spitfire Routing & Switching?
We understand that each business needs the right infrastructure to maximise its competitive advantage. Whether your requirements are simple or complex, please contact us and one of our experts will gladly talk you through your options.
Our IP Engineering Team are highly qualified and we can tap into their wealth of experience to deliver the best solution for you.
WHAT IS A ROUTER? ...
A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the traffic directing functions on the Internet. Data sent through the internet, such as a web page or email, is in the form of data packets. A packet is typically forwarded from one router to another, through the networks that constitute ‘the Internet’ until it reaches its destination.
A router is connected to two or more data lines from different networks. When a data packet comes in on one of the lines, the router reads the network address information in the packet to determine the ultimate destination. Then, using information in its routing table or routing policy, it directs the packet to the next network on its journey.
The most familiar type are small office routers that simply forward IP packets between the computers and the Internet such as a DSL router, which connects to the Internet through an Internet service provider (ISP). More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along Fibre Ethernet.
Spitfire have the expertise to advise, whatever the size of your business.
WHAT IS A SWITCH? ...
A network switch is a computer networking device that connects other devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive, process, and forward data to the destination device. Switches manage the flow of data across a network by transmitting a received network packet only to the one or more devices for which the packet is intended. Each networked device connected to a switch can be identified by its network address, allowing the switch to direct the flow of traffic maximising the security and efficiency of the network.
The hardware addresses used to process and forward data are at the data link layer (layer 2) of the OSI model. Some switches can also process data at the network layer (layer 3) by additionally incorporating routing functionality. Such switches are commonly known as layer-3 switches or multilayer switches.
Switches for Ethernet are the most common form of network switch.