Advancing from 10G to 40G or 100G Ethernet not as simple as swapping out a few switches or line cards
Study by 451 Research finds little deviation in budgets since 2011
Cancelled MobileNext project hit as product line pruning continues
Low-cost 40G Broadcom-based standalone mode could trump Insieme's custom ASIC value-add
Based on Broadcom Trident II, QFX5100 will support dense 10/40G and Virtual Chassis for smaller fabric alternative to QFabric
Spin-in developed transceiver for 30% premium over 10G; leaf, spine switches mix merchant, custom ASICs; ACI fabric based on VXLAN
Price increases on older gear intended to prod users into upgrades
A reversal? SDN organization forms working group to define controller-to-app API
MX routers designed to scale up to 2Tbps per slot with system capacity up to 80Tbps
Microsoft EVP has the service provider routing creds, Skype CEO background, Microsoft connection...
