• What is Ethernet-dedicated Internet?

    Ethernet-dedicated Internet is a continuous, high-bandwidth way for enterprises to connect their LANs to the public Internet and to streamline the performance of their WAN.

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    Facebook execs Frank Frankovsky and Najam Ahmad discuss why Open Compute is designing a switch that's open source.

  • 10 gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE)

    10 gigabit Ethernet is a telecommunication technology that offers data speeds up to 10 billion bits per second. It differs from traditional Ethernet in that it is a full-duplex protocol and does no...

  • Mellanox lifts the hood on switches with Open Ethernet

    Data center switching vendor Mellanox will support open source software on its switches, giving customers more choice in how they run their networks.

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  • FCoE data center: Can data and storage network convergence go too far?

    The FCoE data center offers enterprises the opportunity to converge data and storage traffic on a single network infrastructure. Most experts see data center network convergence as an opportunity to reduce cost and complexity within servers and racks...  Article | 13 Apr 2010

  • 10 GbE switches: How important is the race for highest-density core?

    Port density in 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches is a horserace, and Force10 is currently in the lead with its new E-Series ExaScale line cards. But how many network engineers really need a network core switch with that much firepower? Virtualization, cl...  Article | 11 Mar 2010

  • Converged enhanced Ethernet to force network and storage collaboration

    A new data center network architecture is on the horizon, thanks to the arrival of converged enhanced Ethernet (CEE) and the rise of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). With storage traffic destined to traverse IP networks, networking pros will have ...  Article | 23 Feb 2010

  • Converged enhanced Ethernet: In the rack today; in the core someday

    Cisco and now Blade Network Technologies both have top-of-rack converged enhanced Ethernet (CEE) and FCoE switch technology, but FCoE and data center bridging aren't yet ready for the core, unless you're a Voltaire customer. Cisco has announced that ...  Article | 18 Feb 2010

  • Gigabit Ethernet backbone switch allows school to digitize classes

    Thanks to a Gigabit Ethernet backbone, a private school delivers digital learning and streaming media on interactive whiteboards in every classroom.  Article | 27 Jan 2010

  • Industrial Ethernet switches can save the day during deep freezes

    Industrial network switches can survive in the deep cold of winter just as they can in the hottest deserts. Networking pros who manage outdoor network switches are considering industrial Ethernet equipment to keep their outdoor networks up and runnin...  Article | 07 Jan 2010

  • 3Com acquisition confirms HP-Cisco battle for China

    Hewlett-Packard's 3Com acquisition heightens the HP-Cisco battle for the enterprise networking market, particularly in China. With the new buyout, 3Com's data center core routing and switching may make HP the No. 2 vendor.  Article | 12 Nov 2009

  • Despite Avaya deal, Nortel partners must sell themselves to customers

    With Avaya's agreement to buy Nortel's enterprise business for $475 million, Nortel partners finally have some certainty about the future of the products and services they are trying to sell. But they are still worried about how the deal will play ou...  Article | 22 Jul 2009

  • What will Avaya do with Nortel's data networking business?

    Avaya's acquisition of Nortel's enterprise division is clearly about gaining access to Nortel's voice customers and channel partners, but the deal also includes Nortel's significant data networking business. Avaya may try to retain that business and ...  Article | 22 Jul 2009

  • Nortel routers and switches may go to buyer of telephony business

    Nortel enterprise customers could get swept up in a larger deal for Nortel's telephony business, but it remains to be seen how well a telephony-focused buyer will support networking enterprise customers.  Article | 23 Jun 2009

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