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- A Comparative Analysis of High-Speed Switching for Backbone LANs: Fast Ethernet, FDDI, and Fibre Channel
- LAN switching has proven its value in boosting available bandwidth while protecting investments in cabling and network interface cards NICs. Backbone LAN switching poses some special requirements compared with departmental LAN switching. Network managers should choose a backbone switching technology based on how it handles different kinds of traffic, how...
- Tags: FDDI, Ethernet, Backbone, Fibre Channel, Fast Ethernet, Analysis, LANs, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network Technology, Networking, Storage, Hardware
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- A Study of FDDI and Ethernet Traffic on the LANL Network Backbone
- This paper discusses several network traffic traces taken on the Los Alamos National Laboratory backbone between 2001 and 2002. These traces, approximately 1.2 terabytes of binary data, will soon be released for public study in an anonymous form. This paper will discuss the collection methodology, tools, and an analysis showing...
- Tags: FDDI, Ohio State University, Ethernet, Fiber Optics, Networking, Telecommunications
- White papers 2007-02-05
- Swtich related question
- If a switch is having one side FDDI technology and another side is Ethernet. How frames are flowing from FDDI to Ethernet side.( ethernet is having MTU of 1500 bytes.. where as FDDI is having MTU 4000 bytes)
- Tags: Fiber optics, NETWORKING, nageshme@..., FDDI, Ethernet
- Discussion threads 2007-10-19
- Design and implementation of the Virtual LAN
- Virtual LANs are used to break up broadcast domains in a Layer 2 switched network. Explore the design and implementation of Virtual LANs in detail with Todd Lammle.Virtual LANs VLANs are used to break up broadcast domains in a Layer 2 switched internetwork. As VLANs promote efficient use of network...
- Tags: LANs, Fiber optics, NETWORKING, Network technology, Todd Lammle, fiber, FDDI, network, VLAN, router, domain
- Technical articles 2001-04-24
Additional Resources
- Network Resources Back to the Basics: LAN
- Explains those critical LAN technologies in use today and in the future, including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Token Ring and Fiber Distributed Data Interface FDDI. It also includes information on basic network components, such as repeaters, bridges, routers, hubs, and switches.
- Tags: Network, Agilent Technologies Inc., Ethernet, Networking, Network Technology, LANs
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- Brouters
- Does anyone know anygood sites to purchase a Brouter? I did a google search and couldn't find nothingYou mean bridging routers? Nobody uses bridges anymore to be honestCheck out www.cisco.com or www.nortel.com for some routing equipment. Why do you need a bridging router? do you have...
- Tags: Routers & switches, NETWORKING, Network technology, router
- Discussion threads 2005-05-01
- Nortel Networks Case Study: Montgomery County, PA
- Located 20 miles outside of Philadelphia, Montgomery County serves a population of approximately 760,000 spread throughout 62 municipalities - making it one of the 15th largest counties in the United States. The existing FDDI data service had met County needs to date but was outdated and restricted their ability to...
- Tags: Data Service, County, Public Health, Nortel Networks Corp., Healthcare
- Case studies
- alcatel alter default vlan
- Hi I have an alcatel omni access 512 routerand I want to make a modification to the default vlan to change it from 192.168.1.5/24 to192.168.1.5/23 this the message I getrouter /VLAN % modvl 1 Current values associated with GROUP 1.1 are as follows: 1) GROUP Number ...
- Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, LANs, Routers & switches, Ethernet, janokary@..., IP, router, VLAN
- Discussion threads 2007-07-10
- NETWORK
- 1. A company has a novell netware envoirment in which all clients are also Netware Clients. You are asked to add a win nt server and allows for netware clients to access the NT server with out adding the client service for Microsoft to the client pc, What service should you...
- Tags: TCP/IP, NETWORKING, Network technology, Servers, VPNs, Microsoft Windows NT, server, ICMP Echo
- Q&A 2005-06-23
- Our Ethernet quiz offered a few puzzlers
- Here's a breakdown of how members answered the questions in our Ethernet networking pop quiz. See how you did and read our explanations of the correct answers.Nearly 7,000 TechRepublic members participated in our recent Ethernet networking pop quiz, and the results proved interesting. Overall, participants demonstrated good knowledge of the...
- Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, LANs, Collision Detection, RJ-45, Ray Geroski, IEEE 802.3, CSU/DSU, Ethernet, CSMA/CD, specification, topology
- Technical articles 2002-05-06
- Build Your Skills: Create a better network with layers
- Describes the three layers of a Cisco hierarchical network design structure (core, distribution, and access layers) and how they can combine to create a better networkUsing a hierarchical model for network design can help you build a better network. Such a design allows you to build your network in layers,...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Network administration, LANs, Cisco Systems Inc., Warren Heaton, network
- Technical articles 2000-02-24
- Get IT Done: A switch may be the answer to your network problems
- Explore the benefits of a network switchMedia problems occur when there are too many devices on the same segment. Having numerous devices on a single LAN segment causes excessive collisions in Ethernet networks and long delays in token passing networks. Media contention problems are recognized by users as slow response...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Warren Heaton, Get IT Done, Network Utilization, network, media problem
- Technical articles 2000-01-13
- Build Your Skills: ATM's fixed-length cells speed data transit
- Take a look back at the Asynchronous Transfer Mode switching model to see how it enhances network speed.You’ve probably experienced it in your enterprise. The number of enterprise networks that must support data, voice, and video is growing rapidly.Supporting such networks requires enormous amounts of bandwidth and throughput. What’s the...
- Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, Warren Heaton, ATM
- Technical articles 2000-03-30
- Ethereal is a serious, simple, and free protocol analyzer
- Keeping tabs on network traffic is an inexact science, and finding the right software or combination of programs to do it is no easy task either. Some network analysis software is expensive, while other programs are difficult to use. Fortunately, neither of these conditions applies to the Ethereal protocol analyzer.The...
- Tags: Ethereal, Scott Lowe MCSE, network
- Technical articles 2003-08-18
- Virtual LAN trunking on Cisco Catalyst switches
- Confused about trunking between two switches? Get connected as Warren Heaton explains trunking basics and configuration options.More and more networks administrators are using Layer 2 switching as the data transport method of choice. As these networks grow, the network is eventually divided into multiple virtual LANs or VLANS. (For more...
- Tags: LANs, Network technology, NETWORKING, Cisco Catalyst, Warren Heaton, VLAN Trunking, Cisco Systems Inc., trunk, VLAN, Ethernet
- Technical articles 2000-06-29
- Downward Spin
- Downward SpinI've been working for this company for 13 years, when I started they didn't have a IT department let alone a network. About 10 years ago I more or less took over the duties myself and began doing all the IT work, and over the course of one...
- Tags: career, information technology, Jim S.
- Discussion threads 2006-04-18
- Geek Trivia: Net losses and Ethernet gains
- TopologyEthernet had one other major plus going for it that was a major factor in it's success... Ethernet allowed an amorphous logical topology. That allowed Ethernet to scale better under growth conditions than Token Ring. And the it's no coincidence that the Internet took off at the moment...
- Tags: Bill Ward, career, Digital Equipment Corp., Ethernet, network, token ring, trivia
- Discussion threads 2005-09-28
- Preparing for Exchange 2000
- Ready or not, Exchange 2000 is here. Before you grab the Exchange 2000 CD and run Setup, there are a few preparations you must make on your network. In this Daily Drill Down, Brien Posey discusses some of them.Exchange 2000 is finally here. With all the hype that’s surrounded this...
- Tags: E-mail servers, Brien M. Posey MCSE, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, server
- Technical articles 2001-03-05
- Network planning: Pay now or pay later
- You can't exactly ask others how they've configured their networks etiquette and all. But you're curious about how well you've done with your own. Here's how Hamilton College approached its systems design.For almost 15 months, I’ve been involved in a network electronics upgrade at Hamilton College, a small liberal arts...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Scott Lowe MCSE, 3Com Corp., network, PowerHub
- Technical articles 2000-02-24
- Using OSPF on Windows 2000 Server
- Jim Boyce previously showed you how to configure your Windows 2000 server as a router and how to use the RIP routing protocol. In this Daily Drill Down, he introduces you to OSPF, the other routing protocol that Windows 2000 supports.In my previous Daily Drill Down, “Using RIP on Windows...
- Tags: Jim Boyce, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, server, Open Shortest Path First
- Technical articles 2000-12-18
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