Rufner said although ATM is moving towards new carrier requirements, Ethernet "is starting to make inroads in the MAN as a cost-effective switching layer because of multi protocol label switching [MPLS]".
The networking giant has already been selling IP switching and routing gear to Bharti, as well to the three other major telecommunication service providers in the region: Bharat Sanchar Nigum Limited (BSNL), Reliance Telecom Limited and Videsh...
Switches that control the traffic on local area networks (LANs) and routers that connect LANs to each other forming wide area networks (WANs) have been around for years. However, unlike switches, routers and firewalls, not all of this technology...
The push to so-called "application-layer" switching is driven by Cisco's need to boost its top-line revenue, said analysts. The networking giant is evaluating ways to extend beyond its core switching and routing businesses and slice off corporate...
Even though HP has a division called HP ProCurve that makes networking products, HP's server division has not integrated any of its own Ethernet switches into the blade server architecture. ProCurve really targets small and medium businesses...
An "accelerometer" switches the screen from a portrait to landscape format, allowing for easy toggling between the device's various functions. The phone automatically switches from a cellular network to wi-fi if it detects a signal.