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Network routing and switching

• December 29, 2011 29 Dec'11

  Networking 2012: Vendors predict what's ahead for the industry

  Senior vendor executives offer SearchNetworkingUK their Networking 2012 predictions for the challenges ahead, including addressing the transition to a mobile workforce.

• December 16, 2011 16 Dec'11

  Everything Everywhere spends £1.5bn on network expansion: News briefs

  SearchNetworkingUK briefs provide a summary of the week’s new product, services and appointment announcements. This week is filled with signs of network expansion.

• December 13, 2011 13 Dec'11

  Network reliability to win over innovation in 2012, says Cisco survey

  Cisco’s first TechWatch 2012 report finds network reliability as opposed to innovation or performance is the most important factor for network architects in the new year ahead.

• October 31, 2011 31 Oct'11

  Are network performance monitoring tools ready to meet new challenges?

  Network performance monitoring tools must adapt to handle virtual infrastructure, new applications and hybrid cloud environments. Are they ready?

• August 22, 2011 22 Aug'11

  Unified network management: Wired and wireless together for good?

  With an integrated network management vision, two organizations improved security and reliability, and have made steps towards a fully integrated network. But will we get there?

• August 08, 2011 08 Aug'11

  Who needs MPLS? A dark fibre network saves York Council

  The City of York Council set out to rethink its Internet and voice network services and ended up building a dark fibre network that will support city-wide free wireless.

• June 02, 2011 02 Jun'11

  Using network management and monitoring systems across IT and buildings

  Bolton College linked its buildings facilities to the campus network and is using a network monitoring and management system that sees both buildings and IT resources.

• April 07, 2011 07 Apr'11

  Copper-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet is arriving, but not on 10GBase-T

  Forget the predictions that copper-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet would run on 10Gbase-T. Copper-based Ethernet is here, but SFP Direct Attach maybe the cabling of choice.

• March 27, 2008 27 Mar'08

  How to subnet: Subnetting calculations and shortcuts

  Learn how subnetting works in this tip and quiz on how to calculate a subnet mask. IP address classes and bit values of octets are explained in detail.

• February 07, 2008 07 Feb'08

  Intelligent network switches on the rise as more is expected of the network

  With businesses expecting their networks to provide more services, vendors are building more intelligence into their switches.

• January 30, 2008 30 Jan'08

  With EX Series, Juniper aims to be a switch hitter

  With the unveiling of its new line of switches, the EX Series, router giant Juniper hopes to break into the lucrative market currently dominated by Cisco.

• December 20, 2007 20 Dec'07

  Santa's great storage grudge-match: Fibre Channel vs. iSCSI

  Attaching storage to a network used to be so simple - now you have a number of options and no way to decide! We've got your back.

• October 01, 2007 01 Oct'07

  3Com to be acquired by equity firm

  3Com has announced it will be acquired by private equity firm Bain Capital Partners for US$2.2 billion.

• January 16, 2007 16 Jan'07

  Routing: Five common, easily avoided errors

  Router configuration errors don''t have to take down your network. Learn five common routing mistakes -- and how to avoid them -- in this tip.

• November 26, 2006 26 Nov'06

  Static routing for Cisco users [Day Two: The good and bad of static routing]

  What is static routing good for? And what are its shortcomings? Read on to discover how and when to use this technique.

• November 01, 2006 01 Nov'06

  What is a seamless router?

  In this expert response, Sudhanshu Gupta gives us a quick history lesson in routing when he answers the question "what is meant by the term 'seamless router'?"

• October 03, 2006 03 Oct'06

  3Com rolls out unified SMB switch

  3Com hit the market today with an all-in-one unified switch for SMBs.

• September 25, 2006 25 Sep'06

  Open source router on par with Cisco, users say

  To avoid paying top dollar for Cisco routers, two users say Vyatta's Open Flexible Router is a viable alternative to the proprietary norm, with pluses and minuses, of course.

• September 24, 2006 24 Sep'06

  Cisco bulks up data center switching

  Cisco Systems Inc. today made significant announcements in its data center switching line: an 8-port, 10 GigE module; a blade switch for Fujitsu Siemens; and a Web-based script-sharing community.

• September 24, 2006 24 Sep'06

  Cisco bulks up data center switching

  Cisco Systems Inc. today made significant announcements in its data center switching line: an 8-port, 10 GigE module; a blade switch for Fujitsu Siemens; and a Web-based script-sharing community.

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Interoperability issues for a 6500 Cisco switch and a 3Comm 7700

  In this response, Sudhanshu Gupta talks about the interoperability issues that go along with a 6500 Cisco switch and a 3Comm 7700.

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Connecting ISDN PRI to a VPN via a Cisco AS5350

  Sudhanshu Gupta examines how to connect an ISDN PRI to a VPN using a Cisco AS5350.

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Routing phone calls to a POTS

  Sudhanshu Gupta explains how to route all phone calls to a POTS, in this Q&A.