Explain the difference between routing, forwarding, and switching.

Sure! Routing is the process of determining the best path for network traffic to reach its destination. Forwarding is the act of sending the data packets along that determined path. Switching, on the other hand, happens at a smaller scale, within local networks. In switching, data packets are received and then forwarded to the appropriate port that connects to the network where the destination device is located.

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Explain the difference between routing, forwarding, and switching.用中文解释

路由、转发和交换的区别在于它们所处理的网络层级不同。路由是对大规模网络不同部分之间的数据包进行转移的过程，是在网络层中实现的；转发是将从源端传来的数据包当场向目的网络接口进行发送的过程，是在数据链路层中实现的；交换则是在物理层和数据链路层中实现的，它是将数据包从一个接口直接发送到另一个接口，无需传递到网络层。简单来说，路由用于连接多个网络；转发用于在同一个网络中传递数据；交换用于在同一个局域网中传递数据。