Once upon a time, layer-2 unicast performance tests would have produced by far the most important results, but that’s changed. Measuring unicast throughput on all ports, once considered the acid test ...

As data center managers consolidate and virtualize their servers, the next order of business becomes moving all that traffic. Enter top-of-rack data center switches that offer speed, scalability, ...

CAMAS, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lightfleet Corporation (www.lightfleet.com) has both issued and pending patents that will lead to the first implementation of true multicast networking on a multicore ...

Way back when I left the world of network engineering and became an analyst (circa 1999) my first assignment was to write a technology brief on the topic of IP multicast. At the time, IP multicast was ...

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches are enterprise-class core and aggregation layer switches, supporting full programmability and serviceability. Based on an x86 CPU, the Cisco Catalyst 9500 ...

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Joel is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, networking and messaging. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @joelsnyder. Routers and switches are filled with technologies, some ...

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MaxLinear, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXL) a global leader in wired network solutions, today announced that DrayTek, a leading developer of high performance networking equipment, ...

Figure 1. The traditional crosspoint router is a matrix of electronic switches that can connect combinations of inputs to outputs. Click here to see an enlarged diagram. For some time now, the ...