Cisco Catalyst 3850 Configuration Manual page 15

Cisco Express Forwarding
Table 3
Feature Name
CEF/dCEF - Cisco Express
Forwarding
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Feature Information for Cisco Express Forwarding
IP Switching Cisco Express Forwarding Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Release 3SE (Catalyst 3850 Switches)
Releases
12.0
Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
Feature Configuration Information
Cisco Express Forwarding is an
advanced Layer 3 IP switching
technology. It optimizes network
performance and scalability for
all kinds of networks: those that
carry small amounts of traffic and
those that carry large amounts of
traffic in complex patterns, such
as the Internet and networks
characterized by intensive web-
based applications or interactive
sessions.
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