Final Thoughts
As mentioned in the introduction, there is lots of variety in the network switch market. Each manufacturer sells different models armed with distinct feature sets. When we first started testing Ethernet switches, we devised a test suite that catered to as many products as possible, knowing that we'd have to be adaptable—so consider this How We Test a version 1.0.
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Alexander Quejado is a Contributing Lab Assistant for Tom's Hardware. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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