What Routed Interface

A routed interface is used for a multitude of reasons, here are some: Connecting two or more multilayer switches with routing protocols in them. For routers these are the interfaces/ports installed by default. Creating a Layer 3 Etherchannel between multilayer switches to do load balancing.

What is a routed switch interface?

A routed switch port is a physical switch port on a multilayer switch that is capable of Layer 3 packet processing. … A routed port behaves like a regular router interface, except that it does not support VLAN subinterfaces.

What is the difference between a routed port and a switched port?

Routed ports are used for point-to-point links. Connecting WAN routers and security devices are examples of the use of routed ports. In a switched network, routed ports are mostly configured between switches in the core and distribution layer.