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HP slashes port cost, stays in wiring closet
News Hewlett-Packard has brought the cost of Layer 3 switches down to 125 euros (£76) per 10/100 port, but is staying out of the network core. Inside, the switches are more integrated than previous HP offerings, with programmable ASICs handling network...
[April 23, 2002, 14:42]
Supercomputer firm aims switch at smaller clusters
News The Bristol-based company said this week that it has begun selling QsNetII E-Series network adapters and switches geared for eight-computer clusters. Switches for 48- to 128-computer clusters are due later this month, and further switches for 16...
[June 3, 2004, 8:50]
Wireless networking made easier review
Reviews As your network gets bigger, you'll be looking at adding standalone routers, bridges and switches -- and, most likely, hiring a professional to set it all up for you. Depending on vendor and model, those apple-pie access points often double (or...
[March 2, 2004, 14:15]
On Assuring QoS in Ethernet Access Network
White Papers The shared buffers and priority schedulers available in most of Ethernet switches appear to be not sufficient to guarantee strict QoS. This paper deals with the problem of assuring strict QoS guarantees for the end to end connections that originate...
[July 8, 2008, 1:01]
Efficient Use of Memory Bandwidth to Improve Network Processor Throughput
White Papers This paper considers the efficiency of packet buffers used in packet switches built using Network Processors (NPs). Specialized hardware-based schemes that alleviate the DRAM bandwith problem in high-end routers may be less applicable to NP-based...
[July 11, 2008, 1:02]
US Energy Dept hands out $20m for tech research
News The technology is intended to replace today's supercomputing switches, which typically use copper wires and electronic switches. High-speed communications technology is reworking the supercomputing business by enabling some customers to link...
[November 4, 2003, 11:25]
IBM's next push: The network chip
News Makers of network infrastructure devices currently use the company's PowerNP 4GS3 chip and development tools to help save on costs and cut development times on new networking products, such as switches or routers.
[February 2, 2001, 8:32]
South West England to power up business broadband
News The Neos network runs on Riverstone switches, and Surf has also installed Cisco Catalyst 3550 switches in its points of presence in Cornwall. Surf currently has 20 points of presence in sub-stations, having recently added Exeter, Plymouth, Land's...
[October 31, 2002, 9:40]
Ex-Sun exec aims to redesign the network
News The layer two and three switches of companies like Cisco have become a commodity. In the next few years, users will throw out all their specialist network-related boxes, and replace them with a single high powered "packet-cracker", according to...
[March 7, 2002, 18:07]
MS plugs home network developer kits
News Microsoft is nearing its goal to have all manner of home equipment join a network, with a hardware and software developer kit due by the end of the year to let companies link everything from light switches to refrigerators to computers.
[April 17, 2002, 15:59]
Intel to debut new architecture
News As part of the architecture, the company plans to provide a wide variety of integrated communications chips to enable network hardware makers to create everything from workgroup Ethernet switches to carrier-class switches and edge routers, sources...
[August 31, 1999, 10:58]
Cisco lifts the lid on female-recruitment drive
News One-hundred switches, two mobility controllers and 25 wireless access points provided the connectivity, which was almost ubiquitous across the venue. In the exhibition, Cisco showed off its latest acceleration technology, WAAS Mobile, and its new...
[January 29, 2008, 16:14]
Microsoft sets Windows Server 2003 RTM date
News For example, when Windows Server 2003 is installed, non-essential services will be switched off by default, unlike Windows 2000 which switches on the IIS Web server software by default even if the server is just to be used as a file and print server.
[February 24, 2003, 6:09]
Intel to certify 'building block' compatibility
News So far, companies certifying their products in the program include database seller Oracle; backup systems specialist Quantum; InfiniCon, which makes adapters and switches for the high-speed InfiniBand network technology; and EMC's VMware, which...
[June 15, 2004, 9:20]
The basics of wireless networking review
Reviews Ethernet inexpensive; included on most new PCs; hundreds of hardware makers requires cabling; larger networks need hubs and switches m (300 feet) per segment Even though actual throughput is closer to 22Mbps, it still offers a lot more elbow-room...
[February 6, 2003, 14:51]
Storage industry split over connections
News But SANs based on Fibre Channel have been tormented by interoperability problems; different companies' switches often don't cooperate. Brocade, which Gartner Dataquest analyst James Opfer estimates has 62 percent of revenue in the market for Fibre...
[November 27, 2001, 15:13]
Software struggles loosen Cisco's grip
News The breadth of Cisco's software reflects the many types of systems the company has built to expand its business, from high-end routers to low-end switches and cable modem equipment. A new buzzword has been added to the networking industry, one with...
[March 8, 2002, 6:31]
Foundry hammers security into switches
News New ServerIron Application Switches, which sit in front of applications and servers to optimise the flow of applications across a network; Three new ServerIron switches aimed at SMEs and available at much lower cost; and
[October 25, 2006, 10:50]
Cisco lifts lid on Metro Ethernet advances
News Cisco also said on Tuesday that QinQ support has been added to its 4500 series of Metro Ethernet switches, to improve the delivery of virtual local area network (VLAN) links between physically separate corporate sites.
[January 20, 2004, 14:55]
Cisco buys Topspin
News These "server fabric switches" are designed to provide data centres with high-performance networking service in areas such as grid computing, clustered applications and server virtualisation. The acquisition gives the networking giant access to...
[April 15, 2005, 9:35]
