Cabletron is to release a 48-port, 10Mbps Ethernet switch and a 48-port modular version for its SmartSwitch 6000 chassis. This entry into the market for low-end, high-density Ethernet switches follows the announcement that Cabletron is to acquire...
Such products include Ethernet transceivers and host modules, 16-port ATM OC-3 switches and LattisSwitch models 28115 and 28104 Ethernet and Fast Ethernet switches. Numerous Cisco product scores are listed alongside the phrase 'Vendor Will Not Test...
A key feature of the new switch can be found in its ability to automatically sense traffic speed being utilised on any port and configure the port accordingly. In this way the switch can be used in both new SAN configurations making use of the 2Gb...
Dell says its switches cost $100 per port. Affordability of switches is often measured in terms of how much it costs to outfit a single port, which can be used to link a handful of desktop computers in an office.
The market researchers said 10 gigabit Ethernet ports, normally set up to aggregate gigabit connections, are also growing because of falling prices. These ports are shipped by Foundry and Extreme. Port shipments fell one per cent sequentially but...
This can be a tough task, especially at internet service providers and organisations that run customised configurations. In this case, that would mean control over a Cisco router or switch, which make up the infrastructure of many computer networks...