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Backplane Ethernet standard approved - Network World
04/24/07
The IEEE Standards Association recently approved a standard for backplane Ethernet, to be called 802.3ap.
Start-up says it has biggest 10G Ethernet switch - Network World
04/17/07
Start-up Woven Systems this week is expected to launch its 10G Ethernet data center switch -- a box the company says one-ups the switching power of Cisco, Force10 Networks and Foundry Networks 10G gear and matches the low-latency performance of Fibre ...
Ethernet Alliance in data center discussion - Network World
04/10/07
The Ethernet Alliance announced that this week it is participating in the BladeSystems Insight Conference in Savannah, Ga.
Copper 100G Ethernet? - Network World
03/27/07
Yes, you read the headline right. There is a movement within the IEEE Higher Speed Study Group to come up with a standard to run 100 Gigabit Ethernet not just over ...
Examining the IEEE standards process - Network World
03/06/07
I write about LAN standards work in this newsletter from time to time, and I probably look at it more frequently than some other publications. So I read ...
Newly acquired PowerDsine continues PoE rollout - Network World
02/22/07
PowerDsine last month was acquired by a semiconductor manufacturer called Microsemi.
Extreme, Foundry, others support Microsoft's NAP - Network World
02/20/07
Earlier this month at the RSA conference, vendors such as Extreme Networks and Foundry Networks demonstrated their support of Microsoft's Network ...
Extreme tightens security in new version of operating system - Network World
02/06/07
Extreme Networks last week introduced Version 11.6 of the ExtremeXOS operating system for its LAN switches, with security enhancements.
Energy-efficient Ethernet takes the next step - Network World
02/01/07
The IEEE has decided to go ahead and form a study group to look into the possibility of standards pertaining to Energy Efficient Ethernet.
IEEE 802.11n working group approves draft 2.0 - Network World
01/22/07
After much debate and a lot of contention among the overall IEEE membership, the all-important IEEE 802.11n working group has given its stamp of approval to the next draft version of the specification.
Copper 10 Gigabit Ethernet NICs unveiled - Network World
01/18/07
Chelsio Communications and Tehuti Networks today are separately announcing the first 10GBase-T adapters, which run 10 Gigabit Ethernet over copper wiring.
Wi-Fi security crackdown - Network World
01/09/07
Wireless LANs have jumped back into the headlines with this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Q&A: 100G Ethernet to the masses - Network World
01/04/07
The IEEE's latest project could significantly ramp up the speed of traffic delivery across the Internet. In November, the IEEE's Higher Speed Study Group announced it was working to create a 100G Ethernet standard and subsequently has laid out a ...
2006: The year in LANs (and routers) - Network World
12/21/06
In the last issue of the year I like to look back at the year that was. 2006 was a powerful year for Ethernet standards, and an interesting one for ...
Metro Ethernet Forum hits milestone - Network World
12/07/06
By Jeff Caruso , Network World, 12/07/06 The Metro Ethernet Forum announced this week that it has reached 100 members with the addition of Arris. Other ...
IEEE goes for 100G - Network World
12/05/06
By Jeff Caruso , Network World, 12/05/06 As you might have expected, the IEEE Higher Speed Study Group has decided to pursue 100Gbps as its objective for the next ...
Energy-efficient Ethernet? - Network World
11/30/06
With energy costs higher in recent years, many are looking at their IT systems' power usage and asking if there is any way to cut it down and reduce costs.
Intel to put pre-standard 802.11n in Centrino - Network World
11/28/06
During a presentation at the IEEE Globecom 2006 Expo in San Francisco on Tuesday, Alan Crouch, director and general manager at Intel's Communications Technology Lab told the audience to expect Intel to put a pre-standard version of IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi ...
Feds making significant progress on IPv6, survey finds - Network World
11/15/06
IPv6 has finally reached the tipping point in the U.S. government market, according to the second annual survey of federal, state and local ...
Wireless LAN vendor Colubris reaps $14 million in new backing - Network World
10/23/06
Wireless LAN vendor Colubris Networks has raised $14 million in new venture capital funding.
SMC joins draft-11n fray - Network World
10/17/06
SMC Networks this week introduced a line of wireless networking products that use the draft of the 802.11n specification being developed by the IEEE.
10GBase-LRM interoperability tested - Network World
10/12/06
The Ethernet Alliance this week announced multi-vendor interoperability tests of 10GBase-LRM optical interfaces.
Semiconductor manufacturers team to speed IPv6 processing - Network World
10/04/06
Among the challenges faced by IPv6, a long anticipated upgrade to the Internet’s main communications protocol, is the fact that IPv6 is slower ...
Users argue for 100 Gigabit Ethernet - Network World
10/03/06
The users participating in the IEEE's Higher Speed Study Group are arguing for 100Gbps to be the next standard Ethernet speed.
A place for sub-10Mbps Ethernet - Network World
09/21/06
As we contemplate ever-faster LANs, reaching up to 10 Gigabit Ethernet with the recent completion of the standard for 10 Gigabit over copper, let us not ...
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