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Living legends: Radia Perlman, Layer 3 wizard
As important as Spanning Tree has been to the acceptance and spread of Ethernet, making it possible to link Ethernet segments without creating loops...
Waiting for Terabit Ethernet? Don't hold your breath.
Despite the fact that Facebook famously said that it needs Terabit Ethernet, the wait for the technology could last years, experts say.
Alliance pushes key piece of Smart Grid, mobile backhaul
The Smart Grid and mobile backhaul networks need a key timing standard to work over Ethernet and IP – and ensuring that equipment meets the standard...
Next-generation Ethernet interfaces
For the first time in its history, the IEEE has released two Ethernet standards simultaneously: 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GE) and 100 Gigabit Ethernet...
How to migrate to Energy Efficient Ethernet
The IEEE's 802.3az standard for Energy Efficient Ethernet is expected to be finalized by next year, but it's not too soon to think about how your IT...
WAN Ethernet / VPLS: Is overhead an issue?
We're in the midst of a most interesting conversation at Webtorials on the subject of "Wide Area Ethernet / VPLS - Ready for Prime Time?" This...
The 12 most popular newsletters of all time
This week will be the final week of the Network Architecture newsletter as penned by me. Before we say goodbye in Thursday's issue, I'd like to take...
Broadcom advances 10G Ethernet chips
Broadcom this week unveiled the next generation of its 10 Gigabit Ethernet network interface controller, plus a low-power 10GBase-T PHY.
Is the Internet down?
It's a question that all too many users have asked: Is the Internet down? As many as 1,900 a month type that question into Google's search engine. It...
100G network processor available
EZchip Semiconductor has finally started making available a network processor that is capable of a whopping 100Gbps in throughput.
New 40G Ethernet spec sought
The IEEE recently formed a study group to look at establishing a new standard related to 40 Gigabit Ethernet.
Ethernet time synchronization in the works
Believe it or not, there are still areas of Ethernet that require standardization. Recently, the IEEE took a step toward developing a standard for...
Upgrading to 100G as easy as swapping out a card
Service provider Lightower Fiber Networks this week said it has successfully tested 100G technology on its current optical network by just changing...
Network router cheat sheet
The network router continues to evolve as traffic becomes greater and more varied. Here’s a roundup of our most recent coverage about routers from...
Network router cheat sheet
The network router continues to evolve as traffic becomes greater and more varied. Here’s a roundup of our most recent coverage about routers from...
Network router cheat sheet
The network router http://www.networkworld.com/topics/routers.html continues to evolve as traffic becomes greater and more varied. Here’s a roundup...
100G Ethernet cheat sheet
With enterprises and carriers moving beyond 1G and 10G Ethernet to 40G and 100G Ethernet, we thought it might be handy to bundle up our most recent...
How Nortel optical networking sale will change the industry
An analysis of what could happen if Ciena succeeds in its bid to purchase Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks unit.
There's nothing local about this LAN
Verizon Business this week expanded its Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) across the world, taking a local area network technology and making it...
Extreme treads water
Extreme Networks this week finds itself with wounded revenues, an interim CEO, and doubts about its future.
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