LAN & WAN Breaking News

Cisco software to connect branch offices to cloud

Cisco next month will release router software designed to improve cloud computing connectivity for branch offices.
Cisco Linksys routers bring the cloud home

Cisco has rolled out a new line of home Wi-Fi routers that embed application intelligence for managing devices connected to the home network.
Cisco challengers should be buoyed by data center network market growth, researcher says

Continued growth in the data center network equipment market has opened a window of opportunity for vendors looking to cut into industry leader Cisco's share, and, for those with the right products, "the time to strike is now," one analyst says.
Cisco buys optical company for $271 million

Cisco this week said it intends to acquire privately held Lightwire, a developer of optical interconnect technology for high-speed networking applications, for $271 million.
New Juniper routers converge the access net

Juniper Networks this week has unveiled access routers designed to provide an on-ramp to the service provider network from residential, business and mobile networks.
Cisco sending enterprises to the cloud

In an effort to accommodate enterprise users looking to implement private and hybrid clouds, Cisco in the coming months will unveil an "integrated" WAN routing system of existing, but enhanced, products.
Juniper warns on Q4 due to soft carrier router sales

Juniper Networks said its fourth quarter 2011 results will be a little light due to softness in carrier routers.
Usenix: Google deploys IPv6 for internal network

In a project that has taken longer than company engineers anticipated, Google is rolling out IPv6 across its entire internal employee network.
Medical research group skips 40G, makes 'right move' to 100G Ethernet

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), a nonprofit medical research organization, has implemented a 100G Ethernet network to boost bandwidth for advanced data analysis.
Juniper adds OpenFlow to its routers, switches

Juniper Networks this week said it is making the source code of its OpenFlow application accessible to developers of applications for its Junos networking operating system software.
Cisco unveils routers, takes swipe at Juniper

Cisco this week unveiled three service provider edge routers, along with an aggressive marketing campaign against rival Juniper.
Cisco aims for a go-anywhere router

Cisco Systems made its fortune selling routers for the cores of enterprise and service-provider networks, but now the company is sending its technology farther from those cozy confines than ever before.
Black Hat: Routers using OSPF open to attacks

A researcher at Black Hat has revealed a vulnerability in the most common corporate router protocol that puts networks using it at risk of attacks that compromise data streams, falsify network topography and create crippling router loops.
Juniper's disappointing quarter not due to switching

No one can blame enterprise switching for Juniper's disappointing second-quarter results. Sales of Juniper's EX switches were up 18% year-over-year, switching overall was up 33%, and enterprise sales were up 9% due to strength in enterprise switching and routing products.
IETF mulls IPv6 for home networking

The Internet Engineering Task Force is considering establishing a working group to smooth some of the impending issues around setting up and maintaining IPv6-based Internet connections into homes.
New Cisco edge routers optimized for IPv6 traffic

Cisco this week rolled out two routers designed to allow service providers to migrate to IPv6 and more capably support video, mobility and cloud offerings.
Cisco adds IPv6 migration features to routers

Cisco this week rolled out products and services designed to ease the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 for enterprise customers.
Juniper's latest Cisco challenge: First dedicated enterprise edge routers

Juniper Networks this week is rolling out its first dedicated line of enterprise edge routers, a collection of products that borrow technology from the company's powerful service provider routers and that will give customers a new alternative to Cisco ASR gear.
Cisco Linksys gear targets boom in home use of 802.11n wireless nets

Cisco Tuesday announced a slew of routers and switches designed to address the explosion of home networked devices, from smartphones to table computers to Internet-enabled TVs.
Brocade touts IPv6 experience with Hurricane Electric

Brocade Networks announced last week that it provides the routers and switches that underpin the network backbone operated by Hurricane Electric, a leader in next-generation Internet services using the emerging IPv6 standard.
IPv6 on home routers and DSL/cable modems: FAIL

When it comes to IPv6 support, consumer home networking gear lags far behind other devices, like enterprise equipment and PC operating systems. Most devices certified as IPv6-compliant by the IPv6 Forum are full of implementation bugs, experts say.
Update: Juniper Networks merges network core elements to cut carrier costs

Juniper Networks is developing a massive switch that could replace traditional IP (Internet Protocol) routers in the core of service-provider networks and combine optical and electronic technologies that today exist in separate systems with dedicated staffs.
Cisco names first COO as company reinvents itself

Cisco Systems has named Gary Moore as its first COO, formally giving CEO John Chambers a sidekick to help transition the switching and routing king into new markets in the data center and beyond.
Cisco Linksys routers still don't support IPv6

It's hard to fathom why Cisco hasn't added IPv6 to its Linksys consumer routers yet, but the company has promised support will come this spring.
Netgear launches routers, home networking products at CES 2011

Netgear goodies for 2011 include HD over Wi-Fi, filling in Wi-Fi deadspots, Power Line adapters, shared 4G connections and Gigabit routers