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Ethernet: The Drive for Convergence

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Overview Convergence of networking technologies is a long held requirement for IT managers. The benefits gained by having a single infrastructure for data networking, storage networking, and inter-processor communications provide improved Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This is due to the use of common hardware for multiple network traffic types as well as direct cost savings from eliminating redundant management tools and systems for separate networks. Past attempts at delivering a networking convergence technology did not materialize because the available solutions could not meet either the performance or investment protection requirements demanded by users. These failing technologies met one or the other of these requirements, but not both.

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Publisher	QLogic	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	Ethernet

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