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DEFINITION: Also see repeater, hub, bridge, gateway, and router.In a telecommunications network, a switch is a device that channels incoming data from any of multiple input ports to the specific output port that will take the data toward its intended destination. In the traditional circuit-switched telephone network, one or more switches are used to set up a dedicated though temporary connection or circuit for … Definition continues below.
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Building a Zero-Downtime Data Center With Virtual Chassis sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc. WEBCAST: Discover why building your data center network with virtual chassis technology can help you reduce or eliminate downtime, improve availability, simplify network management, and more! Posted: 16 Apr 2013 \| Premiered: Dec 13, 2012 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Cable \| Chassis \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Downtime \| Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Switches \| Gigabit Ethernet \| Network Architectures \| Network Capacity \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Switches

Network Evolution University: Deploying Network Virtualization sponsored by SearchNetworking.com VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT: This classroom deep dives on technologies that include SDN, virtual network overlays and virtualization platforms. Posted: 15 Feb 2013 \| Premiered: 15 Feb 2013 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Networking \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Server Virtualization \| Switches \| Switching \| Virtual Appliance \| Virtual Machine \| Virtualization Security

Packet Pushers Podcast: Plexxi Affinity Networking sponsored by Plexxi PODCAST: Download this podcast to learn about a data center switching solution that can revolutionize the scalability and flexibility of your data center network, providing your applications the requirements necessary to create a rich-bandwidth, low-latency, adaptable environment. Posted: 28 Jan 2013 \| Premiered: Jan 28, 2013 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Applications Management \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Data Center Construction \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Switches \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Switch Fabric \| Switches \| Switching

The Netflow Next Generation Appliance sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WEBCAST: Learn about Cisco’s NetFlow Generation Appliance (NGA), a high-performing, scalable solution that establishes a new standard for high-performance and crows-device flow visibility in the data center for help with resource optimization, application performance improvement, traffic accounting, and security needs. Posted: 02 Jul 2012 \| Premiered: Jul 2, 2012 TOPICS: Gigabit Ethernet \| Network Appliances \| Network Capacity \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Switches \| Switching

Jason Nolet Details New Solutions for Enterprise sponsored by Brocade VIDEO: This brief video uncovers two new network products that will help you adapt to the demands of new applications and ever-changing business requirements. Posted: 29 Feb 2012 \| Premiered: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Ethernet Switches \| Hardware \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches \| Switching

Data Centre Switching video sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise VIDEOCAST: View this videocast to learn about a new data center switching solution to discover how you can run up to 14,000 10Gb servers simultaneously. Posted: 31 Oct 2011 \| Premiered: Oct 31, 2011 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches \| Switching

Webcast: Getting Your Network out of Gridlock sponsored by Dell Software WEBCAST: In the Quest Software on-demand webcast, “Getting Your Network out of Gridlock,” learn to monitor your network health so you can maximize performance and minimize gridlock. See how to identify the chokepoints, bandwidth hogs and vulnerabilities that gum up your network. Posted: 03 Mar 2011 \| Premiered: Mar 3, 2011 TOPICS: Network Best Practices \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Routers \| Switches \| VoIP

Borderless Networks: Innovation is Everywhere sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WEBCAST: Cisco Borderless Networks includes video, trusted security, and mobility solutions that integrate wired and wireless technologies. Learn about the latest enhancements to Cisco Borderless Networks, including Catalyst access switches, the TrustSec network security solution, and 3900 Series ISR G2 routers. Posted: 24 Mar 2010 \| Premiered: Mar 23, 2010 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Collaboration \| Network Appliances \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Productivity \| Switches

TechWiseTV: Switching Secrets for MultiMedia sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WEBCAST: We're adding new dimensions to the globe today as we discover switching secrets for multimedia. This episode of Cisco TechWiseTV looks at Cisco's StackWise technology, the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switch System (VSS), overlooked security technologies, and how to build out your network to support high-end, full services video. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Premiered: Oct 28, 2009 TOPICS: Network Appliances \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Networking Hardware \| Streaming Media Services \| Switches \| Switching

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SWITCHES DEFINITION (continued): … an exchange between two or more parties. On an Ethernet local area network (LAN), a switch determines from the physical device (Media Access Control or MAC) address in each incoming message frame which output port to forward it to and out of. In a wide area packet-switched network such as the Internet, a switch determines from the IP address in each packet which output port to use for the next part of its trip to the intended destination. In the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) communications model, a switch performs the Layer 2 or Data-link layer function. That is, it simply looks at each …
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