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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
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Core, Aggregation and Access Layer Switch Options
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In this on-demand resource leading data center networking vendors provide an in-depth outline of their core, aggregation and access layer switch options.
Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 12 Dec 2011
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Network Fabric
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Leading data center networking vendors explain what their network fabric strategy entails.
Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 12 Dec 2011
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Data Center Networking IT Decision Center
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The advent of new technologies, especially virtualization, is drastically changing the way the data center can and should be designed. This IT Decision Center provides purchasing guidance from our site experts along with answers from leading vendors in the market to the 5 most important questions you should ask any data center networking vendor.
Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 12 Dec 2011
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Selecting Data Center Networking Technology IT Checklist
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This IT Decision Checklist is designed to help you distinguish major differences in data center networking technology and what to look for when evaluating what’s best for you and your company.
Posted: 09 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 09 Dec 2011
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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 … Switches definition sponsored by SearchTelecom.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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