Latest LAN news.
SMC intros LAN edge switches, 10/25/07: SMC Networks this week started shipping the first of a new line of LAN edge switches, with more to come in November.
Next-generation LANs, branches under consideration, 10/23/07: Experts lay out next-generation LAN, branch office network needs.
The rationale for 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet, 10/23/07: The case for 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet is most clearly spelled out in a recent white paper posted to the Web site of the Ethernet Alliance.
Network capacity management: Everyone should do it but only a few do: Cisco Subnet’s From the Field blogger Michael Morris explains the benefits of network capacity management tools.
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