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]".
Who wants to install a bunch of terabit switches when only 10 per cent of the network is being used? It does not have clear and precise bandwidth management capabilities. Metropolitan networks, in the new optical age, are going to be about throwing...
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...
We have got F5's in the lab," adding that should F5 boost the BIG-IP's performance to surpass that of the NetScaler, he would consider switching back. One of the products highlighted by Moss was the Citrix Netscaler, which is a load balancing...
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.