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May 24, 2012

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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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Coca Cola Case Study sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. CASE STUDY: Many companies seek the connectivity benefits of 10 Gigabit Ethernet but lack the resources to build a new infrastructure. This case study showcases an affordable 10 Gigabit Ethernet design and its key characteristics that address virtualization performance issues. Posted: 23 May 2012 \| Published: 23 May 2012 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Data Center Networking \| Network Management \| Server Consolidation \| Server Virtualization \| Switch Fabric \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches

Avaya Product & Solutions Calculator Tool Kit sponsored by Avaya ASSESSMENT TOOL: Avaya’s Product & Solutions Calculator Toolkit helps you discover how much you can save by switching to Avaya. Be sure to select the “Networking” product category as you enter your information. Posted: 03 May 2012 \| Published: 03 May 2012 TOPICS: Energy Efficiency \| Ethernet Switches \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Switch Fabric \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches \| Switching \| TCO

Presentation Transcript: Network Performance Improvement - What You Need to Know sponsored by Dell and VMware PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript, get help setting goals for your network before jumping into server virtualization, and discover how these goals can be applied to any sized business. Gain insight on connecting your network to a disaster recovery network, and considerations to make when migrating to the cloud. Posted: 03 Apr 2012 \| Published: 03 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Disaster Recovery \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Interface Cards \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Switches \| VLAN

How the Emergence of OpenFlow and SDN Will Change the Networking Landscape sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: Legacy networks aren’t fulfilling the needs of modern organizations. Discover how software-defined networking (SDN) powered by the OpenFlow protocol can be a game changer for you by helping you achieve a next-generation network that satisfies all of today’s needs. Posted: 28 Mar 2012 \| Published: 28 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| Data Center Networking \| IP Routers \| IP Switching \| MPLS \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Routers \| Switches \| Switching

Jason Nolet on Ethernet Fabric Momentum sponsored by Brocade VIDEO: Jason Nolet, VP of Data Center and Enterprise Networking for Brocade, talks about the technical and business continuity benefits of deploying Ethernet fabrics for cloud architectures in the data center. Posted: 26 Mar 2012 \| Premiered: 26 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Switches \| LAN \| LAN Switches \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Switch Fabric \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches \| Switching \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| VM

MPLS VPN Tutorial: What you should know sponsored by XO Communications EGUIDE: In this expert E-Guide from SearchEnterpriseWAN.com, explore the next generation of networks: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks. Posted: 14 Mar 2012 \| Published: 14 Mar 2012 TOPICS: IP \| ISP \| MPLS \| Network Address Translation \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Remote Network Management \| Remote Office Connectivity \| Remote Offices \| Remote Users \| Routers \| Switches \| VPN \| WAN \| WAN Hardware \| WAN Switches

Managing Dell Blade and Chassis Using Dell OpenManage Essentials sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how you can simplify data center management and improve operational visibility by viewing multiple blades, switches, and other systems from a single console. Learn more about this approach, its prerequisites, and key benefits here. Posted: 06 Mar 2012 \| Published: 06 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Switches \| Systems Maintenance \| Systems Management

Ensuring Your Business-Critical Apps Are Available in the Cloud sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: Learn how combining the technologies of Ethernet fabric, distributed intelligence, and logical chassis can help you enable business-critical applications in the cloud. Posted: 02 Mar 2012 \| Published: 02 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Application Hosting \| Application Outsourcing \| Applications Management \| Chassis \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Ethernet Cable \| Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Protocols \| Ethernet Switches \| Public Cloud \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Switch Fabric \| Switched Ethernet \| 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: 29 Feb 2012 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Ethernet Switches \| Hardware \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches \| Switching

HP delivers flexible, cost-saving remote working to Lancaster City Council sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company CASE STUDY: Discover the solution a city council used when redesigning its switching and telephony infrastructure that helped them support remote workers. Learn how they improved services and obtained substantial cost savings at the same time. Posted: 27 Feb 2012 \| Published: 27 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Converged Networks \| IP Telephony \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Security \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Remote Offices \| Remote Users \| Switches \| Switching \| Telephony Systems

The Brocade Mobility TCO Advantage sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: Achieve lower capital expenses and lower operating expenses with the right enterprise Wireless LAN solution. Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| Published: 24 Feb 2012 TOPICS: IPSec VPN \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| ROI \| Switches \| TCO \| Troubleshooting \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless Security \| WLAN \| WLAN Access Points \| WLAN Hardware \| WLAN Management \| WLAN Protocols

vSphere 5 Evaluation Guide - Volume 3: Advanced Networking Features sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Explore advanced networking features in VMware vSphere 5.0 in this in-depth, step-by-step guide to configuring and testing these essential features for your virtual environment. Discover how NetFlow, port mirroring, and user-defined resource pools help network admins gain visibility in virtual machine traffic and troubleshoot network issues. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Switches \| Virtual Machine \| VMware

Next Generation Network Management Techniques sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. EZINE: The February edition of the Network Evolution E-zine explore the latest advances in DevOps and uncover what you need to know for working within the movement. Also read several other featured articles! Posted: 02 Feb 2012 \| Published: 02 Feb 2012 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Cloud Computing \| Data Center Networking \| Fibre Channel \| Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Protocols \| Network Security \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Switches \| Virtual Machine \| VLAN

Reducing Network Complexity, Boosting Performance with HP IRF Technology sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn how Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology can help you improve the performance of network switches. Posted: 13 Jan 2012 \| Published: 13 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Performance \| Network Protocols \| Switches

Will Traffic Spikes Overwhelm Your Data Center? sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: As virtualized servers are being employed, network traffic is certainly changing. IT managers need to take traffic into account when they are thinking of deploying more virtualized servers. Posted: 23 Nov 2011 \| Published: 23 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Data Center Construction \| Data Center Networking \| Network Architectures \| Network Capacity \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Storage Infrastructure \| Switches

Integrating Networks into Virtual Environments with Virtual Server Networking sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Network automation is proving to be necessary to get the full benefit of virtualization and receiving a return on investment from it. Posted: 22 Nov 2011 \| Published: 22 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Network Architectures \| Network Capacity \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Operating Systems \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Routers \| Switches \| VLAN \| VM \| VMware

Distributed Core Architecture Using the Z9000 Core Switching System sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Distributed core architectures can provide greater scalability, higher bandwidth, and higher resiliency for your network foundation for data centers to handle the amount of “big data” that is coming through networks today. Posted: 22 Nov 2011 \| Published: 22 Nov 2011 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Architectures \| Cluster Management \| Clustering \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Networking \| Energy Efficiency \| Network Architectures \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Switch Fabric \| Switched Ethernet \| Switched Multi-Megabit Data Services \| Switches \| Switching

The Four Steps to Virtual Port Channel sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Gain insight into the value of a new technology, overlay transport virtualization (OTV), in this expert resource. OTV enables network scaling and the moving of components of the data center from one side to the other. Posted: 18 Aug 2011 \| Published: 18 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Network Management \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Switches

Servers: Virtualized Database Consolidation on a Dell Poweredge R910 Server Using Hyper-V sponsored by Dell and Microsoft PRODUCT OVERVIEW: The recent advances of virtualization and cloud computing have made a powerful data center an absolute must for organizations across the entire spectrum of the enterprise community. Access this exclusive resource for an in-depth overview of the latest server technology. Posted: 21 Jun 2011 \| Published: 21 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Cooling Capacity \| Hardware Selection \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Software Licensing \| Switches

Dell PowerEdge R515 servers delivered high-availability performance for 500+ users with plenty of room for growth sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the key components of a highly available architecture. Find out how one specific configuration performed and discover the essential steps required to implement it. Posted: 16 May 2011 \| Published: 16 May 2011 TOPICS: Clustering \| Hardware \| High Availability \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Architectures \| Switches \| Virtual Machine

Dell 3-2-1 Reference Configurations: High-availability virtualization with Dell PowerEdge R515 servers sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides step-by step instructions to help organizations set up highly available virtualized infrastructures. Find out why your configuration should be comprised of three servers, two switches, and one storage array. Posted: 16 May 2011 \| Published: 16 May 2011 TOPICS: High Availability \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Management \| Switches \| Virtual Machine

Cisco Data Center Ethernet sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This white paper will provide an overview of some of Cisco’s data center platforms and their virtualization aware features; specifically the Nexus product line of switches (1000V, 2000, 5000, 7000) and the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS). Posted: 21 Jul 2010 \| Published: 21 Jul 2010 TOPICS: Access Control \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Switches \| Networking \| Switches \| VMware \| VMware ESX

E-Guide: Top Server Virtualization Trends and Management Challenges sponsored by Dell and VMware EGUIDE: This expert E-Guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com discusses some of the obstacles facing administrators managing virtual environments. Explore the "side effects" virtualization can bring to the data center and learn how implementing a few new tools can help alleviate some of these pain points. Posted: 03 Jun 2010 \| Published: 03 Jun 2010 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Switches \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups \| Virtualization Security

Mixing Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet in a Dedicated SAN Infrastructure sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The reference architecture illustrated in this article shows how enterprises may make the transition to 10GbE for storage using Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series arrays and Dell PowerConnect™ switches. Posted: 23 Feb 2010 \| Published: 23 Feb 2010 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Data Center Management \| Gigabit Ethernet \| iSCSI SAN \| Network Management \| SAN \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Switches

Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 for Dell™ PowerEdge™ Systems sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This document details the four available networking configurations for running Hyper-V on Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each networking configuration with an emphasis on typical Dell system configurations. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Management \| Switches \| Virtual Machine \| Windows Server 2003

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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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