given some of the new features slowly showing avr's and processors in regards to network setup..

while it may not be practical to support a switch within the chassis of the processor..

though as i said it would be a nice feature to have non the less..

I think a 8-24 port plug-in module is do-able just look at the business gear cisco makes.. 90% of that is a plug-in module base....

it's just a matter of having enough space to add the lan switch module in..

then again most think of outside the box when thinking of networking..