Tag: Switching
Gigabit Switching Overview
by DougR on Oct.08, 2008, under Adtran, Ethernet, Extreme, General, Hardware, Juniper
As data rates increase in the Enterprise LAN 10/100 or Fast Ethernet is quickly being moved out and replaced with Gigbit switching. Some manufacturers and lines do not even offer a 10/100 product. Below is a quick overview of the Gigabit offerings available today from manufacturers Catalyst distributes.
DHCP, IP Phones and Multiple VLANs
by Ross Kennedy on Aug.15, 2008, under Avaya, Best Practices, Ethernet, General, IP Office
Scenario: DHCP is needed to assign IP phones IP address. The ports the phones will be plugged into will connect the IP phone and the PC, which will be plugged in to the back of the IP phone.
Juniper EX4200 advantages
by DougR on Jun.26, 2008, under Hardware, Juniper
Juniper recently released it’s Ethernet switching line. Fortunately they did not approach the market in a Me-too manner. Engineers actually thought about Ethernet switch implementation and designed some truly insightful features into the switch. Here are some advantages of this great new switch by Juniper.
