As the number of inputs and outputs grows the total count of crosspoints grows. Though complexity is high with virtual crosspoints, the relative cost is less. What constitutes routing today is not ...

A router is connected to a minimum of two networks. It basically decides which way to send each information packet, based on the understanding of the networks. A router is located at a gateway and is ...

Just this last week several customers have ironically all asked me the exact same question. “Can we use an Ethernet switch instead of a router for our Internet EBGP peering to our ISP(s)?” While ...

Everyone in the networking industry seems to fall into one of two camps: those that have used server-based routing software and those that have no idea such a thing exists. Now a solution called Free ...

Adtran today extended its edge routing portfolio with new Terabit-class edge routers, featuring 400Gbit/s interfaces. These ...

Currently we have a Cisco 5500 Catalyst Switch in our building on our main floor. We have a Cisco 2500 router as the default router for all our clients which knows info about our other buildings, as ...

To thoroughly understand routing, you need to understand routing tables. In this Daily Feature, Deb Shinder explains how routing tables are used, the information they contain, and how to view and ...