Latest LAN news.
Copper versions, lower prices make 10G more tempting, 03/29/04
A sharp drop in 10G Ethernet pricing, and the emergence of technology that runs 10G over copper, could spur enterprise interest in the technology, users and analysts say.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/032910gig.html?nl
Estrin back with Ethernet start-up, 03/29/04
Precision I/O, spun off from Internet infrastructure firm Packet Design last year, says it will begin shipping software in the next few months that will let businesses give networked servers a boost without complicating existing Ethernet architectures.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0329precisionio.html?nl
IPv6 features pass industry muster, 03/29/04
Network engineers have successfully demonstrated routing, firewalls, quality of service and other key features of IPv6, the next generation of the Internet’s main communications protocol, according …
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0329moonv6.html?nl
Tech Update: 802.11k makes WLANs measure up, 03/29/04
The IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LANs enables interoperability between different vendors’ access points and switches, but it does not let WLAN systems assess a client’s radio frequency resources. Consequently, this limits administrators’ ability to efficiently manage their networks.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2004/0329techupdate.html?nl
