Summary

We are sure that as content switching continues to gain in popularity, it will become that commodity item that many believe it will be in the future. What we tried to present here is a high-level generic overview of content switches today and how they differ . Deploying content switching in your organization is an important part of your network design, and it is key that you understand what each content manufacturer brings to the table. As we have seen, not all switches are created equal from a hardware and performance perspective, and we need to separate the software features from the hardware when making a decision. Whatever your decision may be, there is a content switch that will meet your requirements.