Difference between layer 2 and layer 3 devices ?

Answer Posted / ramesh kumar

L2 devices( switches) work on mac add & LLC that prepares
frames for bit formation
and
L3 devices work on ip add that is routers.......which
perform routing decisions and logical addressing

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