Just this last week several customers have ironically all asked me the exact same question. “Can we use an Ethernet switch instead of a router for our Internet EBGP peering to our ISP(s)?” While ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As the number of inputs and outputs grows the total count of crosspoints grows. Though complexity ...

Joel is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, networking and messaging. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @joelsnyder. Picking the right edge and top-of-rack switches ...

Joel is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, networking and messaging. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @joelsnyder. Routers and switches are filled with technologies, some ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Wood – without being able to shape it to our will the human ...

Everyone in the networking industry seems to fall into one of two camps: those that have used server-based routing software and those that have no idea such a thing exists. Now a solution called Free ...

It is hard to say what will happen first: Switching and routing will merge, or an independent networking operating system that can do both will emerge. If Arrcus, which dropped out of stealth mode ...

I manage a small network for my Church (~15 devices), but are looking to segment the network, mostly for security reasons. We run a Radio Station and would like to separate the Radio Systems and the ...

The worldwide Service Provider (SP) Router and Switch market eclipsed $14 billion in 2022, according to Dell’Oro Group. North America led the worldwide SP Router and Switch market with double-digit ...