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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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Frontline LAN Troubleshooting Guide
sponsored by Fluke Networks EMEA
EGUIDE:
This guide provides frontline network troubleshooters with practical advice on how to maintain LANs and solve common layer 1 and 2 problems. This guide addresses the challenges network professionals face when it comes to network troubleshooting and outlines eight key steps every technician should know to aid in successful troubleshooting.
Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Published: 18 Nov 2009
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Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 for Dell™ PowerEdge™ Systems
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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
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Reduce Costs: Limit TAPs, Probes, and Sniffers on a network-- increase monitoring capabilities
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CASE STUDY:
Read this case study to see how a diversified company with a large, nationwide network discovered the GigaVUE Data Access Switch from Gigamon and gained several benefits.
Posted: 06 Jul 2009 | Published: 06 Jul 2009
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How a Spanning Tree Works
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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The way a switch learns Ethernet (MAC) addresses is by inspecting the Ethernet frame and recording the source MAC address in a dynamic table. The switch will also associate a learned MAC address with a port. It can then make intelligent forwarding decisions based on the destination MAC address. This white paper illustrates the process.
Posted: 29 Jun 2009 | Published: 29 Jun 2009
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12 Things to Know When Troubleshooting Your Network
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This white paper addresses twelve common issues that network administrators should examine when troubleshooting network problems.
Posted: 12 Dec 2008 | Published: 12 Dec 2008
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Router Essentials
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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Build a basic foundation of knowledge about routers, the devices that allow you to move packets between networks, by reading this white paper.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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RS-232: A Key to Understanding Data Communications
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Read this paper to learn the history and current application of RS-232, a standard that refers to two classes of devices: Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment.
Posted: 14 Oct 2008 | Published: 14 Oct 2008
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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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