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- Build a fast, reliable, and affordable switch infrastructure for your datacenter
- Build a fast, affordable switch infrastructure for your datacenterGiven your needs and resources, which of these models makes the most sense for your organization? What type of architecture do you currently have in place?Why Cisco for an affordable datacenterWe made a decision a while back and revisit frequently to go...
- Tags: apple, cisco, data center, george ou, great product, Hewlett-Packard Co., JodyGilbert, marketing, networking, server rack, switching
- Discussion threads 2007-01-11
- Switching between Network Profiles
- Hi there,Wondering if anyone has heard of, or uses, a utility that allows a user to switch their TCP/IP settings easily? I've found a few but they're all shareware and the user really can't justify spending any money on this. Are there any freeware options out there? I know they're...
- Tags: Switching, Network Profiles, qmark88@..., it management, network
- Q&A 2006-07-11
- Switching to DBA
- I've been thinking about switching fields to being a DBA. Does anyone have a feel for how viable a career move this is? Does this field require a bachelors? ThanksConsidered independant consulting first?The sharing of knowledge is critical to any business, and the way to accomplish this is...
- Tags: Databases, database
- Discussion threads 2004-10-04
Additional Resources
- Multi-Layer Switching Demystified
- Multi-layer switching can be a confusing concept for students taking Cisco courses, and is only complicated further by more new terms arising, such as layer-3 and layer-4 switching. KnowledgeNet Instructor Jeremy Cioara employs concrete analogies to fully explain the concept of Cisco multi-layer switching in this article. "What is...
- Tags: KnowledgeNet, Cisco Systems Inc., KnowledgeNet Instructor Jeremy Cioara
- White papers 2001-08-01
- Layer 3 Switching
- This document is a map through the jungle of internetworking infrastructure, particularly focusing on how Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing have combined to form the powerful Layer 3 switching architecture. The document analyzes Layer 3 switching from both functional as well as an operational perspective, helping...
- Tags: Layer 3
- White papers 1998-05-01
- Layer 3 Switching: An Introduction
- This paper is a map through the jungle of internetworking infrastructure, particularly focusing on how Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing have combined to form the powerful Layer 3 switching architecture. The paper analyzes Layer 3 switching from both a functional and an operational perspective, helping the reader make...
- Tags: Layer 3
- White papers 1998-05-01
- Cisco - How to Choose the Best Router Switching Path for Your Network
- There are a plethora of switching paths available to various Cisco routers and Cisco IOS releases. Which is the best one for your network, and how do they all work? This white paper is an attempt to explain each of the following switching paths so you can make the best...
- Tags: Router, Network, Cisco Systems Inc.
- White papers 2004-09-15
- Advanced Switching Industry Update, What's New and What's Next
- This webcast provides an update on the status of the Advanced Switching technology, including a review of the recent Rev 1.1 specification announcement by the ASI SIG. the webcast includes a brief overview of new product announcements made by a number of industry leaders featuring Advanced Switching based silicon, test...
- Tags: Webcast, Industry, Intel Corp., Digital Media, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management
- Webcasts
- FocalPoint in Large-Scale Clos Switches: A New Silicon Generation Enables a New Datacenter Switching Paradigm
- A transformation is occurring in the area of data center switching. Multi-layer switching solutions that currently dominate enterprise and service provider datacenter networks are complex designs with a number of separate ASICs, each carrying out a specialized segment of the overall switching function. These complex switch architectures may use separate...
- Tags: Data Center, Fulcrum Microsystems, Data Centers, ASICs, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Semiconductors
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Architecture and Performance of a Tag Switching Wide Area Network
- Tag switching and MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) combine IP routing flexibility with the efficiency of cell switching techniques to address the need of scalable infrastructures, of a wider range of services and of the support of advanced applications. The paper presents the model and the configuration of several tag switching...
- Tags: Performance, MPLS, Network, WAN, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2005-12-10
- Optically Controlled 2×2 Switching Cell for Packet-Switched Networks
- All-optical packet-switching eliminates the need for optical-electrical conversion and are ideal for high speed networks of the future. However, owing to the lack of optical random access memory and limited optical signal processing power available, progresses in all-optical packet-switching have been very slow. Recently, by using the multimode injection locking...
- Tags: Network, Packet-switching, Packet-switched Network, Cell, Optical Society Of America, All-optical Packet-switching, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2006-06-02
- problem switching users in Windows XP
- Whenever I try to switch users I get a blank screen and my computer locks up.Any suggestions?Try disabling Fast User Switching. When you use fast user switching xp leaves all apps and files open for you and starts a new session for the next user. There are many apps that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, ricktherepairman@..., windows
- Q&A 2004-12-16
- Switching Essentials
- Switching is an interesting topic. It could be an easy thing in your network, or it could be something that keeps you up nights. In this white paper, we will address the basics of this Layer 2 technology and help you get your switch up and running.
- Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc.
- White papers 2008-03-14
- Bridging and Switching Basics
- This chapter introduces the technologies employed in devices loosely referred to as bridges and switches. Topics summarized here include general link-layer device operations, local and remote bridging, ATM switching, and LAN switching. Chapters in Part 4, "Bridging and Switching," of this book address specific technologies in more detail.Bridges and switches...
- Tags: Device, Cisco Systems Inc., ATM, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers
- Fast Channel Switching
- Fast Channel Switching is a method of rapid channel switching that is accomplished without having to make client-side changes, including starting new client connection to the server. This is achieved by having the server maintain a connection to the client while switching the channel or input stream on the back...
- Tags: Channel, RealNetworks Inc., Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2008-05-12
- Preamble Delaying Label Update Mechanism for Self-Routed Optical Packet Switching Nerks
- Optical Packet Switching OPS is a promising technology for increasing Internet capacity. It provides advantages of both optical networking and packet switching, such as elimination of Optical-Electrical-Optical OEO conversions and efficient link utilization. However, packet switching, which is based on the store-and-forwarding mechanism used in the current Internet, is difficult...
- Tags: Packet-switching, University Of Tokyo, Optical Packet Switching, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2007-10-15
- Linux Multilayer Switching With LiSA
- LiSA stands for Linux Switching Appliance. It's an entirely open-source project that aims at delivering a cheap and efficient solution to small-sized networks. LiSA implements both Layer 2 and Layer 3 packet switching. At the same time, it has advanced configuration and monitoring features. Based on the Linux Operating System,...
- Tags: Packet-switching, Monitoring, LiSA, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Network Technology, Software, Networking
- White papers 2006-05-18
- The World of Wireless LAN Switching: An Overview of Wireless LAN Switching, What It Is and How It Works
- The idea of mobile network computing is profoundly compelling. Giving employees the freedom and mobility that 802.11 wireless technologies (Wi-Fi) afford is not only desirable but inevitable as wireless Ethernet becomes a standard feature on all portable PCs. So then why has corporate adoption of the technology languished? This paper...
- Tags: Aruba Wireless Networks, WLAN, LANs, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Networking
- White papers 2003-04-01
- Fast User Switching in XP
- Hi,The Fast User Switching is not working in XP. I tried changing the settings from Users, and check the tab for 'Fast User Switching.' But it does not funtion. When I click on 'Log Off', the Switch User button is available but it does not do anything.Help!!Have you installed any...
- Tags: Fast User Switching, highnezz@..., Microsoft Windows XP, network, software, windows
- Q&A 2005-03-09
- 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
- White papers
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