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Are Cisco switches really so expensive?, 11/06/06
Cisco is the dominant LAN switch vendor, both in the amount of ports it ships worldwide, and its revenue for switch ports sold. One common industry assumption is that Cisco gear is high-priced, but worth the investment for the company’s quality support and advanced features. Another assumption is that Cisco switches are just plain overpriced.
What’s the biggest, fastest LAN switch?, 11/06/06
This isn’t a trick question, but one with a lot of tricky answers depending on how you define “big” and “fast.” Ethernet switch vendors such as 3Com, Force10, Cisco, Extreme, Foundry and HP ProCurve constantly tussle with claims of the highest performance, density and latency. But keep in mind that what’s available right now from such vendors is three-year-old technology, on average.
Raptor chases out Cisco in the LAN core at healthcare organization, 11/02/06
Network technologists at L.A.Care Health Plan had several conflicting ideas for its new LAN backbone: boost core LAN bandwidth to 10Gbps; segment the network into multiple departments; keep the infrastructure a flat Layer 2 topology; and spend as little as possible on new gear.
