Ethernet Switch News
Ethernet filters out porn, plus 9 other facts (?) we learned from Bob Metcalfe’s Reddit Q&A
Bob Metcalfe, who 40 years ago invented Ethernet along with David Boggs, spent two hours this week regaling Reddit users with his thoughts on...
What's next for Ethernet?
Internet traffic will quadruple in five years and the number of mobile Internet connections will exceed the world's population by 2017, according to...
10 things you may not know about Ethernet
Ethernet's value to networking and IT is well established over the past 40 years. But did you know that "Ethernet" refers to two slightly different...
Facebook-Led Open Compute Project Tackles Network Switches
Speaking at Interop today, Open Compute Project Chairman and President Frank Frankovsky announces plans for a new open source project to develop a...
Facebook to design an open source switch
As part of the Open Compute Project (OCP), Facebook's network engineering team is leading a project to develop an open source networking switch.
After Arista and before Cisco/Insieme, Huawei hikes 100G bar again
Huawei this week unveiled a high-end upgrade to its CloudEngine core switch, which debuted here at Interop a year ago.
Cisco gets tough: Details ruggedized switches for harsh environments
Cisco, which wants to expand its clout into the industrial networks used by power-generation utilities to support the electric grid, today announced...
The cloud's the limit for new Arista, Brocade and HP switches
Cloud scaling will be all the switching rage at this week’s Interop. Three major vendors last week took their platforms deeper into and then beyond...
Juniper closer to Cisco in shipping SDN brains
Juniper Networks this week will extend its SDN offerings with the release of its controller, roughly six months ahead of schedule.
Arista heading off Cisco/Insieme at 100G SDNs?
Arista is raising the ante in high-density programmable core switching and perhaps setting the stage for things to come.
Extreme Networks replaces its CEO again
Extreme Networks has replaced its CEO again.
Juniper switching boss talks technology challenges, Cisco Nexus 6000
Jonathan Davidson took over Juniper campus and data center switching when the two previously separate business units were combined following the...
Intel lays foundations for SDN gear that could shake up networking
If software-defined networking ultimately changes the landscape of networking, Intel could be one of the biggest beneficiaries -- and might be one of...
What's next for Virtual Instruments
Virtual Instruments, whose software and hardware is used to manage data center performance, plans to release the next edition of its VirtualWisdom...
Extreme, Brocade bring fabrics to the enterprise edge
Extreme Networks and Brocade this week separately announced products and strategies to tightly integrate IT resources in the enterprise campus.
Former switching chief McCool leaves Cisco
Cisco Senior Vice President John McCool, CTO of the enterprise segment and instrumental in data center fabric initiatives, has left the company after...
"Tsunami" of bandwidth demand pushes IEEE 400G Ethernet standards process
The IEEE this week launched a study group to explore development of a 400Gbps Ethernet standard to support booming demand for network bandwidth.
More SDN-friendly Arista switches could boost cloud services
Arista Networks this week unveiled software-defined networking (SDN) extensions to its data center switch operating system that tie the company's...
First look: Juniper's core SDN switch
Earlier than expected, Juniper this week unveiled the EX9200 programmable core switch for 10G, 40G and 100Gbps software-defined networks.
Juniper uncorks its core SDN switch earlier than expected
Earlier than expected, Juniper this week unveiled the EX9200 programmable core switch for 10G, 40G and 100Gbps software-defined networks.
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