Routers and network switches aren't the same hardware—depending on your setup, you may need both.

To understand how a switch processes the frames that it receives and forwards, you will first learn about the three types of transmission methods found in a local-area network (LAN): unicast, ...

A network device that cross-connects clients, servers and network devices. Also known as a "frame switch," stand-alone LAN switches are common in Ethernet networks. A switch with four or more ports is ...

I'm doing a bit of research for my boss since we need a gigabit PoE switch. We're looking between a WS-C3560X-24T-L and WS-C3560X-24T-S. The difference is LAN Base vs IP Base. We need to tag traffic ...

Unmanaged switches help to make setting up local networks easier, allowing you to connect multiple devices together without needing to go through a complex configuration process. The terms "Gigabit" ...

In July, Foundry Networks is expected to make available an upgrade to its LAN switch/WAN router network management software that adds the widely used open source Snort intrusion-detection and ...

So you think you have a bad-ass home network? Let’s see how it stacks up against Netgear’s new gamer-oriented Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 router and Nighthawk SX10 10G/Multi-Gig LAN Switch. The latest ...

Packet-switching networks -- networks which break data up into chunks called packets before transport -- help make your business communications stable and efficient. Once used only for data ...

SUZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Centec Networks, a leading innovator of Ethernet switching silicon and SDN white box solutions, today announced the TsingMa CTC7132 system-on-chip (SoC) device, its ...