Latest LAN news.
LAN/WLAN integration growing, but snags persist, 04/04/07
Ethernet switch vendors who offer combined or unified LAN and WLAN gear say the ultimate goal is to get wired and wireless network technologies to appear as a single network access layer. However, switch vendors and industry experts say this is still a ways off — both in terms of the technology, and the demand for unified gear from users.
VPLS or PBT? Switch maker hammers out answer, 04/04/07
Edge switch maker Hammerhead Systems this week announced enhancements to its HSX 6000 switch, including a “multi-class” implementation of VPLS and support for Provider Backbone Transport (PBT).
Q&A: Nobody beats the used-Cisco wiz, 04/03/07
Mike Sheldon is president and CEO of Network Hardware Resale, one of the largest dealers of used Cisco network gear. His outfit sold more than $138 million in products last year in a market that Cisco estimates to be around $200 million to $300 million — but Sheldon says could be more like a $2 billion-plus market.
LANs & Routers Newsletter: Copper theft is incredibly widespread,04/03/07
Who knew that the copper wiring in your network was such an investment? Thieves everywhere are stealing copper as prices for the commodity have stayed at high levels – and they’re risking their lives to get it.
From Cisco Subnet: Used Cisco dealers want an audience with Cisco
The United Network Equipment Dealer Association (UNEDA), which counts 300 members from the used Cisco dealer community, has posted an open letter to Cisco (via the Cisco Subnet forum) asking the networking giant to meet with its directors to thrash out a way to “eradicate counterfeit and black market goods from the networking industry.”
