Uphuhliso lwetekhnoloji yokutshintsha kwemigangatho emibini ikhulile.Ukutshintsha kwemizi-mveliso enemigangatho emibini sisixhobo somaleko wedatha.Iyakwazi ukuchonga ulwazi lwedilesi ye-MAC kwipakethi yedatha, uyithumele ngokuhambelana nedilesi ye-MAC, kwaye irekhode ezi dilesi ze-MAC kunye namachweba ahambelanayo ngaphakathi kwayo yangaphakathi Itheyibhile yedilesi.

Uluhlu lomsebenzi olukhethekileyo lulandelayo:

I-1) Xa umtshintshi wezoshishino ufumana ipakethi yedatha kwi-port ethile, iqala ukufunda idilesi ye-MAC yomthombo kwi-header yepakethe, ukuze ikwazi ukuba yeyiphi ichweba umatshini onomthombo wedilesi ye-MAC edibeneyo;

2) Funda idilesi ye-MAC yendawo ekuyingwa kuyo kwi-header, kwaye ujonge i-port ehambelanayo kwitafile yedilesi;

3) Ukuba kukho i-port ehambelana nedilesi ye-MAC yendawo ekuyiyo kwitheyibhile, kopisha ipakethi yedatha ngqo kule port;

I-4) Ukuba i-port ehambelanayo ayifumanekanga kwitheyibhile, ipakethe yedatha iya kusasazwa kuwo onke amachweba.Xa umatshini wokufikela uphendula kumatshini womthombo, umtshintshi woshishino unokurekhoda ukuba yeyiphi i-port idilesi ye-MAC yokuya ihambelana nayo, kwaye ngexesha elizayo idatha ihanjiswa Akusekho mfuneko yokusasaza kuwo onke amazibuko.Le nkqubo iphindwa ngokuqhubekayo, kwaye ulwazi lwedilesi ye-MAC yenethiwekhi yonke inokufundwa.Le yindlela iLayer 2 switch eseka ngayo kwaye igcine itafile yedilesi yayo.

Isizathu sokuba i-Layer 2 switch isebenze kakuhle kukuba kwelinye icala, i-hardware yayo iqonda ukuhanjiswa kwesantya esiphezulu, kwaye ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuba i-Layer 2 switch ifunda kuphela ipakethe yedatha efihliweyo, kwaye ayiguquli ipakethi yedatha. (i-router iya Ukuguqula, ukulungisa indawo ekuyiwa kuyo kunye nomthombo wedilesi ye-MAC).