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How to migrate to Energy Efficient Ethernet: The IEEE's 802.3az standard for Energy Efficient Ethernet is expected to be finalized by next year, but it's not too soon to think about how your IT...

WAN Ethernet / VPLS: Is overhead an issue?: We're in the midst of a most interesting conversation at Webtorials on the subject of "Wide Area Ethernet / VPLS - Ready for Prime Time?" This...

The 12 most popular newsletters of all time: This week will be the final week of the Network Architecture newsletter as penned by me. Before we say goodbye in Thursday's issue, I'd like to take...

Broadcom advances 10G Ethernet chips: Broadcom this week unveiled the next generation of its 10 Gigabit Ethernet network interface controller, plus a low-power 10GBase-T PHY.

Is the Internet down?: It's a question that all too many users have asked: Is the Internet down? As many as 1,900 a month type that question into Google's search engine. It...

100G network processor available: EZchip Semiconductor has finally started making available a network processor that is capable of a whopping 100Gbps in throughput.

New 40G Ethernet spec sought: The IEEE recently formed a study group to look at establishing a new standard related to 40 Gigabit Ethernet.

Ethernet time synchronization in the works: Believe it or not, there are still areas of Ethernet that require standardization. Recently, the IEEE took a step toward developing a standard for...

Upgrading to 100G as easy as swapping out a card: Service provider Lightower Fiber Networks this week said it has successfully tested 100G technology on its current optical network by just changing...

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