Why do you need a LAN Extender? If you want to extend your computer network beyond 100-meters supported by the RJ-45 Cat6/7 cables, you have two options – 1. Add...
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The 1 GE BASE-T standard connecting at 1000 Mbps is widely used today. But if you want more bandwidth from a single port, your options are: Combine two or more...
What is DHCP Fingerprinting? A DHCP client interacts with the DHCP server in a network to obtain unique IP address (for the session). But it also acquires other info like...
Distributed Core/Leaf-Spine Network Architecture is catching up with large data center/cloud networks due to its scalability, reliability, and better performance (vs. 3-tier Core-Aggregation-Edge Tree Networks). Maybe it’s time for enterprises...
On the day of writing this article, customers can buy bare-metal or white-box network switches and load any one from (at least) three flavors of Linux-based network operating systems, into it....
When you think of LAN (Local Area Network), you generally think of Cat 5/6 cables and network switches, don’t you? But certain developments in the carrier networking technologies has made...
Power-Line Networking has grown by leaps and bounds recently and currently available power-line adapters in the market provide a bandwidth of up to 500 Mbps. The concept of transmitting data...
There are two major applications that require 10GbE (10 Gigabit Ethernet) speeds – Backbone network connectivity, mainly from the core switch to the distribution switches and the connectivity between distribution...
Network Switch vendors categorize the operating system software (in switches) into two types – Monolithic Operating Systems and Modular Operating Systems. According to them, a monolithic switch operating system is...
What is a Network Switch? A network switch is the basic component of a Local Area Network (LAN) that enables one to connect various network devices together and exchange data/information...
There are a number of advantages of deploying Chassis based Network Switches in the Data Center/ Core-Distribution layers in enterprises. Chassis Network Switches are fault-tolerant, expandable and offer higher performance,...
We are familiar with VLAN (Virtual LAN) which segments a Layer-2 Network into subnetworks and hence limits the broadcast domain. There is a new (upcoming) IETF draft standard called VxLAN...
We all know that Network Switches are a bit noisy. This noise mainly comes from the multiple fans that operate from within the network switch, in order to cool the...
Stacking multiple Switches has its advantages but often it is only possible to combine/ stack switches that are physically located within a few meters. A proprietary technology called Virtual Chassis...