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How cost-effective is top-of-rack switching?
Expert Carrie Higbie explains that top-of-rack switching may mean higher costs due to an oversubscription of ports that you don't need and can't use. Answer
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Will FCoE architecture replace Fibre Channel?
There's been much hype over Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) architecture; expert Carrie Higbie doesn't think it will ever replace Fibre Channel. Answer
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Network testing strategies for the enterprise: Meet the experts
SearchNetworking.com’s new experts, Tom Kunath and Andy Sholomon, discuss network testing strategies for the enterprise at Cisco Live 2011. Answer
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What power supply problems do 802.11n wireless networks pose?
The power supply requirements demanded of 802.11n wireless networks won't be affordable for enterprises until the IEEE standard and supporting network hardware are approved and have caught up. Here are some options for fixing this problem while you w... Ask the Expert
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Minimum and maximum Ethernet frame sizes
In this Q&A, our network administration expert addresses Ethernet frame sizes, as well as minimum and maximum sizes of Ethernet frames that carry IP and ICMP. Ask the Expert
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Where is Carrie Higbie's most recent advice?
To view networking infrastructure and project management expert Carrie Higbie's latest advice, see her Public Profile on the IT Knowledge Exchange. Ask the Expert
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What makes a WAN different from a LAN and MAN?
Learn the basics of networking in this expert explanation of the differences between WANs, LANs and MANs -- how they connect and which protocols they use. Ask the Expert
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What's the Ethernet packet collision rate in Windows OS?
Is there a way to know the Ethernet packet collision count/rate in a Windows OS? Find out in this answer from our networking fundamentals expert, Chris Partsenidis. Ask the Expert
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Can 802.11 protocols be used with GPRS connectivity?
Can 802.11 protocols be used with GPRS connectivity? Find out from our wireless networking expert, Lisa Phifer. Ask the Expert
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How does asynchronous transfer mode differ from existing network technologies?
Learn how asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) differs from existing network technologies in this response from our networking infrastructure expert, Carrie Higbie. Ask the Expert