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Dell Switches Reach UK - Layer 3 Box Planned
News The current Layer 2 products are perhaps less sophisticated than Layer 3 products from other vendors, but they include Gigabit switches at low prices. Dell is launching its PowerConnect Ethernet switches in the UK, competing with 3Com, Cisco and HP.
[November 11, 2002, 5:00]
NETGEAR ProSafe Layer 3 Managed Switches With PoE Bring High Performance VoIP To Global Travel Agencies
White Papers NETGEAR's ProSafe 24+2 Layer 3 Managed Switch with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) was selected. SITA World Travel represents a wide range of foreign airlines, serves thousands of U.S.travel agents and consumers, handles over 10,000 passengers annually...
[October 20, 2004, 0:00]
SuperStack 3 Switch 4900 Family: Implementing Security In Education Networks Using Gigabit Layer 3 Switching
White Papers The network would provide Gigabit Ethernet switching to distributed wiring closets via fiber or copper cabling, helping to ensure high performance and minimal bandwidth congestion across the network backbone workgroup 10/100 switches such as the...
[June 15, 2005, 3:00]
SuperStack 3 Switch 4400: Layer 2/4 Fast Ethernet Switch Performance Evaluation
White Papers Network managers deploying Fast Ethernet switches already understand the importance of installing wire-speed devices in their networks. But wire-speed performance is not always the complete answer. With the frantic evolution of advanced...
[June 15, 2005, 3:00]
SuperStack 3 Switch 4924 Versus Cisco Systems, Inc. Catalyst 4006 And Hewlett-Packard Co. Procurve 4108GL: Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switching Competitive Evaluation
White Papers Customers who deploy high-density Gigabit Ethernet switches have come to expect wire-speed throughput and non-blocking architecture implementations in vendor hardware. In such an environment, customers need to be confident that switches can indeed...
[June 15, 2005, 3:00]
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. Although the new products extend its Procurve wiring closet range higher, the company is still sticking with...
[April 23, 2002, 14:42]
Configuring Cisco Catalyst Switches
White Papers This chapter, from Cisco Press' Cisco LAN Switching Fundamentals, provides configuration examples for connecting Cisco Catalyst switches running both native and hybrid software configurations, and offers examples of both Layer 3 and Layer 2...
[May 17, 2006, 1:00]
The Importance Of Layer 3 Switching, Re-Inventing The Router
White Papers New terms such as Layer 3 switching, Layer 4 switching, multilayer switching, routing switch, switching router, and Gigabit router are clouding the traditional distinctions between switches and routers.
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
Progressive District Uses E-rate Funds To Implement A Network For The Future
White Papers El Monte wanted to replace its existing, outdated Layer 2 stackable switches with better, more richly-featured Layer 2 switches as part of a routine network upgrade. Rapier 10/100TX Fast Ethernet and 1000SX Gigabit Ethernet switches reside at the...
[July 18, 2008, 0:00]
London City Hall Gets High-Tech Makeover From Foundry And Mitel
White Papers As a solution London City Hall deployed Foundry BigIron 8000 Layer 3 switches form high-performance network core, FastIron Layer 2/3 switches deliver Gigabit Ethernet to desktops and Mitel Networks 3300 Integrated Communications Platform supports...
[July 18, 2008, 1:01]
Layer 3 Switching: Re-Inventing The Router
White Papers This is resulting in serious confusion among potential buyers.Terms such as Layer 3 switching, multilayer switching, routing switches, switching routers, and gigabit switches regularly appear in the trade press, implying both a lack of standards...
[September 9, 2003, 3:26]
Power On Ethernet Gives Networks A Voice
News The PoE switches are available as Layer 2 or Layer 3 switches with S-Flow quality of service features, and 802.1x access control. Foundry Networks will deliver Power on Ethernet versions of all its LAN switches, making voice services on the LAN...
[March 11, 2003, 13:50]
HP Takes Control To The Edge
News During this time, users were happy to move from shared to switched ports, from 10Mbit/s to 100Mbit/s and from Layer 2 switches to Layer 3 switches, sometimes without gaining huge benefits. The market share in revenue for Gigabit Ethernet is...
[February 26, 2003, 13:48]
Layer 3 Switching For Secure Networks
White Papers The adoption of layer 3 switches with security functionality simplifies network management and reduces cost of ownership and can also provide resiliency. Enterprises also are benefiting from WAN access functionality in Layer 3 boxes, which enables...
[August 4, 2008, 19:08]
Layer 4 Switching
White Papers As networks have evolved and new technologies have emerged, multi-layer capable switches have become a popular alternative to the traditional hub, bridge or layer 2 switch. Layer 4 switching refers to an added feature and capability of Layer 3...
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
Passport 8600 Routing Switch - Layer 2/3 Performance
White Papers Network managers deploying enterprise-class Layer 2/3 routing switches understand the importance of line-rate throughput. As VoIP and business-critical traffic contend for bandwidth, and as new applications such as IP multicasting become mainstream...
[October 21, 2003, 5:43]
Making The Switch To A Mission-Critical Web
White Papers The first-generation Web infrastructure was an "ad hoc" conglomeration of Layer 2 and 3 routers, switches, and server software, and was never designed to handle the unique traffic patters of the Web, which today accounts for 80% of Internet usage.
[February 10, 2004, 3:52]
Application Switching: Scaling Next-Generation Networks
White Papers In addition to connectivity and packet routing services offered by traditional Layer 2/3 switches, application switches use sophisticated policies that are unknown to traditional LAN switches and routers to incorporate traffic management...
[September 15, 2007, 1:01]
Optimizing For Network Intra-POP Interconnections With Very Short Reach Interfaces
White Papers Service provider networks employ a variety of network elements, generally including IP routers (Layer 3), SONET, ATM, or wavelength switches (Layer 2), and transport systems (Layer 1). Cisco Systems has developed VSR-1 technology, the first...
[February 23, 2007, 0:00]
Malaysia's Leading Healthcare Provider Relies On Allied Telesis' Network Solutions To Drive Customer-Centric Services
White Papers The solution was adopted using the Allied Telesis AR750S series routers, AT-9724TS and AT-9748TS series Stackable Layer 3 Switches. HSC's greatest challenge was to find the fastest way to share its resources and experts to ensure they can get back...
[July 18, 2008, 1:01]
