System Area Network Interface Cards
Whereas the standard network may use twisted-pair cabling, the System Area Network may use
separate fiber-optic cabling. System Area Network interface cards are special high speed
circuits that provide communications between the servers over the System Area Network. More ...
The IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Standards
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The IEEE sets up committees to
define industry standards. The IEEE 802 committee sets the standards for networking. The IEEE
subcommittee 802.3 sets the standard for Ethernet. More ...
Bluetooth Basics
Bluetooth wireless technology is a specification for a wireless connection that provides links between mobile computers, mobile phones, other portable handheld devices, and connectivity to the Internet. More ...
Cisco Switching Fundamentals
Newer switches now use ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) for high speed hardware switching of packets. This results in much faster performance than packets processed in software. More ...
Token Ring Network
In 1984 IBM invented Token Ring. The token ring network may be setup with a physical ring
topology, but is usually implemented in a physical star topology. The central device of the
token ring is called a Multistation Access Unit. More ...
Ethernet Network
In 1973 Xerox invented Ethernet to solve the problem of transferring data between computers.
In the early 1980s Xerox turned over control of the Standard to the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The IEEE subcommittee 802.3 sets the standard for Ethernet. More ...
Overview of IEEE 802.11 Wireless Lan Technology
Wireless LAN (WLAN) is a wireless broadband technology that utilizes radio frequency (RF) to
transmit and receive data through the air There are two competing RF technologies in the use
of Wireless LAN, the IEEE 802.11 standard and proprietary technologies. Both fall under wireless
broadband technology. More ...
What Are Pseudo-Wires?
Pseudo-wire is a mechanism used in networking and telecommunications to emulate various services using packet switched networks with technologies such as Ethernet, MPLS (Multi Protocol Labelled Switching) and IP (Internet Protocol). More ...
What is an Ethernet Switch?
An Ethernet switch is a networking device that is able to interrogate the data within the Ethernet Frames to provide forwarding and filtering and loop avoidance. More ...
Data Center Management Best Practices
The use of an integrated best practices approach to data center management involves efficient management of resources while still minimizing the costs of all the different interrelated competing factors that require attention. More ...
Difference Between Unmanaged, Web Smart and Managed Switch
A network switch is used to route data over a communication network. There are four major types of a switches. It can either be an unmanaged switch, a managed switch, a smart switch or an enterprise managed switch. Each kind of switch has its own strengths and weaknesses. More ...
Introduction to ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) Networks
ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) is a network technology to provide broadband services for the transmission of voice, video, and data at speeds up to 1Gbps. More ...
Here's a Quick Way to Build Your Fiber Optic Network
What is the most time consuming work in building a fiber network? Two works are usually the
largest line items in an fiber optic network installation budget: pulling the fiber optic
cables and terminating or splicing the cables. More ...