Ethernet White Papers
A Comparative Analysis of High-Speed Switching for Backbone LANs: Fast Ethernet, FDDI, and Fibre Channel
Overview LAN switching has proven its value in boosting available bandwidth while protecting investments in cabling and network interface cards (NICs). Backbone LAN switching poses some special requirements compared with departmental LAN switching. Network managers should choose a backbone switching technology based on how it handles different kinds of traffic, how fast it is, how well it performs under real-world conditions, how well it can be integrated with current infrastructures and accommodated by current budgets, and how well it can meet future requirements. The four leading contenders are ATM, Switched Fast Ethernet, Switched FDDI, and Fibre Channel. While each has strengths, Fibre Channel offers superior capabilities in the demanding environment of the enterprise backbone LAN.
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| Date Published | June 2007 | Downloads | 5 |
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White Paper RSSLaying the foundations for evolving eGovernment: Why next generation Ethernet technology holds the key
DownloadThe UK Government has committed to transform the public sector by making truly e-enabled delivery of public services a reality.This whitepaper demonstrates with real-life examples of successful projects how next...
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Foundry Helps EEC Deploy Internal and External Network
Located at Microsoft's corporate campus in Redmond, Washington, the Enterprise Engineering Center (EEC) is a state-of-the-art proving ground for the world's most complex computing environments. The EEC wanted to deploy...
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