Network routing and switching
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News
25 Apr 2024
UK gigabit maintains steady progress
Latest study of UK communications market from national regulator finds access to gigabit broadband and 5G mobile coverage has risen over past 12 months Continue Reading
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News
25 Apr 2024
Extreme Connect 2024: AI in networks to live or die by trust
Cloud networking provider unveils hub for research, development and innovation in networking previews, tapping AI to offer a new way to design, optimise and deploy networks Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2011
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? Continue Reading
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Tip
12 Oct 2011
ISDN implementation: Part 2 -- Protocols, components and router options
ISDN provides for digital transmission over ordinary telephone copper wire as well as over other media uses. In this continuation of his tip on ISDN implementation, Chris Partsenidis discusses the OSI Layers, protocols, components and router options used by ISDN. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
01 Sep 2011
How networks are adapting to virtualisation
This Network Evolution E-Zine examines new tools for managing networks that support virtualisation and automating change and configuration management, network core services, and daily administrative tasks. Uncover how network managers and engineers are responding to the changes wrought by virtualisation, the tools they are using and how well these tools meet their needs. Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2011
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? Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
02 Jun 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2011
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. Continue Reading
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News
27 Mar 2008
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. Continue Reading
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News
07 Feb 2008
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. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jan 2008
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. Continue Reading
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News
20 Dec 2007
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. Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2007
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. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Aug 2007
Secure Cisco routers against IOS flaw attack
Learn how to secure Cisco routers against the recently announced Cisco IOS flaw, which could be exploited by hackers. Find out how to determine which routers are affected and ways to protect yourself from this vulnerability, including steps to disable the SIP protocol where it is not needed or to perform traffic mitigation by filtering traffic arriving at your Cisco routers. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Jul 2007
Hardening your router: Increasing security with ACLs
Learn how to harden your router to increase network security using ACLs in this step-by-step, automated, ten-minute demo. Continue Reading
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News
16 Jan 2007
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. Continue Reading
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News
26 Nov 2006
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. Continue Reading
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News
01 Nov 2006
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'?" Continue Reading
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News
03 Oct 2006
3Com rolls out unified SMB switch
3Com hit the market today with an all-in-one unified switch for SMBs. Continue Reading
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News
25 Sep 2006
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. Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2006
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. Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2006
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. Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2006
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. Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2006
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. Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2006
Routing phone calls to a POTS
Sudhanshu Gupta explains how to route all phone calls to a POTS, in this Q&A. Continue Reading