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Plexxi's SDN Really Flattens the Data Center


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
December 5, 2012 : The company's software-defined networking architecture takes a whole new approach to provisioning and planning the data center

Ethernet Expo 2012: Adding SDN to the Mix


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
November 4, 2012 : At Ethernet Expo New York, telecom execs get real on the hottest trends of the day – SDN, cloud services and elastic Ethernet

Chips Race to Absorb the Line Card


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
October 12, 2012 : The network processor is expanding its reach up to applications and services, possibly intensifying the rivalry between two chipmakers

Why Arista Doesn't Like ASICs


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (7)
October 11, 2012 : Andy Bechtolsheim shares some thoughts about Moore's Law, networking chip design and the state of 100G

Cisco Counters Arista's New Switch


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (5)
September 19, 2012 : In an amazing coincidence (not), Cisco's 'Arista-killer' switch arrives on the day of an Arista announcement

Arista's New Hardware Packs SDN


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (14)
September 19, 2012 : The switches shown off at VMworld come to life, with software-defined networking on board and some non-Broadcom chips inside

Photos: Brocade's Analyst Day


Slide Shows - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 13, 2012 : Brocade still likes to show off its relatively new headquarters, and darn it, so do we

Brocade Boasts Bigger 10GE


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
September 12, 2012 : Showing off to industry analysts this week, the company trots out some Ethernet advances for the data center and the service-provider core

SDN Startup Does Optical Rings


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (13)
September 7, 2012 : Plexxi introduces the cool software-defined networking crowd to some old-school Light Reading vocabulary

Cisco Preps 'Arista Killer'


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August 28, 2012 : The Insieme team's fingerprints are on Cisco's next low-latency Nexus switch
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Carrier Ethernet Global Interconnect Service Provider Interoperability Test


Reports - Carsten Rossenhövel - Post a comment
March 10, 2010 : EANTC and ancotel tested six European service providers for their readiness to interconnect Carrier Ethernet services through ENNI

Testing Cisco's IP Video Service Delivery Network


Reports - Carsten Rossenhövel - Comments (15)
June 3, 2009 : The largest, independent test of Cisco's service delivery network
  • 1.9 million potential users
  • In-line video quality monitoring
  • Massive scalabilty of IP video services
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    Aussie Provider Picks Broacde Switches


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    November 27, 2012 : As one of the top specialists in its field, Australian network solution provider Over the Wire is used to handling tough projects

    German Exchange Chooses cPacket


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    October 18, 2012 : The German stock exchange chooses cPacket to monitor high speed trading networks

    Spirent to Test Huawei CloudEngine


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    October 15, 2012 : Huawei selects Spirent to validate performance and scale of latest data center solution

    Arista Intros SDN-Enabled Switch


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    September 19, 2012 : Arista Networks announced the Arista 7150 Series of switches

    Cisco Intros Lowest-Latency Nexus


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    September 19, 2012 : Switch breaks 200-nanosecond latency barrier, says vendor

    Brocade Updates Ethernet Fabric


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    September 12, 2012 : Brocade expands Ethernet fabric scalability with the new Brocade VDX 8770 switch

    Broadcom Intros Trident II


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    August 27, 2012 : Broadcom extends leadership with new StrataXGS Trident II switch series optimized for cloud-scale data center networks

    TMX Atrium Picks Juniper


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    July 16, 2012 : Juniper Networks QFX3500 top-of-rack switches chosen by TMX Atrium for faster execution of its global financial transactions

    Juniper Expands QFabric Line


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    June 12, 2012 : Additions simplify data center management, says vendor

    PEG Pegs Ekinops & Extreme


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    May 29, 2012 : PEG Bandwidth selects Ekinops-Extreme Networks
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    100G & Beyond


    Research Analyst Interviews - Post a comment
    December 6, 2012 : Heavy Reading’s Sterling Perrin and Doug Junkins, CTO of NTT Communications, discuss the rapid rise of 100G transport and the drivers and requirements for a terabit transport future

    Packet Processing in Telecommunications -- A Case for the Accelerated Network Server - by GE Intelligent Platforms


    White Papers
    This paper from GE Intelligent Platform examines the benefits of combining a standard COTS server with a packet processing accelerator to create a cost-effective, high performance accelerated network server for telecommunication applications.

    Software-Defined Networking: An Extreme View


    LRTV Interviews - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
    September 18, 2012 : Extreme Networks CMO Dave Ginsburg weighs in on the importance of software-defined networking and how it means much more than a chance to jab Cisco

    How Metro Network Aggregation Helps You Handle the Bandwidth Explosion - by Tellabs


    White Papers
    To stay competitive, metro/regional operators need to upgrade network capacity. By consolidating fixed and mobile networks into a single packet-based network, you can offer customers virtually unlimited bandwidth while still cutting your costs.

    New Optical Transport Network Strategies That Cut Costs - by Tellabs


    White Papers
    Using new technologies, operators are now building transport networks that are faster and more reliable. These new network designs are the key to connecting data centers and delivering cloud services profitably. Learn more in this white paper.

    Ethernet: The Key Catalyst for Network Convergence inside the Datacenter - by Aricent


    White Papers
    This whitepaper demystifies several new standards and alternatives to converge multiple application-specific datacenter networks. It will enable OEMs to better understand the options for datacenter convergence, and address implementation challenges.

    Wireless in the Metro - Packet Microwave Explained - by Aricent


    White Papers
    This whitepaper explores the application of packet microwave for LTE backhaul. It identifies its typical usage, benefits, applications, deployment scenarios, and also provides solutions to specific challenges posed by packet transport over microwave.

    How to Manage Trade-offs while Building Optimal Mobile Backhaul Networks - by Aricent


    White Papers
    This whitepaper undertakes an in-depth analysis of the various technology options available for migrating the metro and core backhaul networks to packet-based transport. It is intended to help operators and OEMs to optimize their backhaul networks.

    WI-FI OFFLOAD—IS YOUR GATEWAY READY? - by Spirent Communications


    White Papers
    Service Providers are investigating Wi-Fi offload as a possible solution to increasing number of subscribers that are consuming the limited wireless spectrum. In this whitepaper you will learn how Testing is a key to success for Wi-Fi offloading.

    Intelligent Policy Enforcement and Appplication Delivery Networking - by Procera Networks


    White Papers
    Learn how Advanced Traffic Steering (ATS) and Carrier Grade NAT (CGN) have become natural enhancements for IPE solutions as they leverage the inherent visibility and application identification capabilities of a Deep Packet Inspection Engine.
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