What type of specialized memory is used to facilitate high performance switching in Cisco multilayer switches?

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What type of specialized memory is used to facilitate high performance switching in Cisco multilayer switches?

  • address resolution protocol (ARP) memory
  • ternary content addressable memory (TCAM)
  • Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) memory
  • content-addressable memory (CAM)

Explanation: CAM is used by ARP to store MAC and IPv4 address pairs. CEF uses a FIB.

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