Switches & Routers

Switches and routers are both fundamental networking devices used to connect devices within a network, but they serve different purposes and operate at different layers of the OSI model.

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Switches & Routers
Designing For Cisco Nexus 9000Designing For Cisco Nexus 9000

Learn about design options for Nexus 9000 switches that don't involve ACI.

byPeter Welcher
Aug 24, 2016
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Network Cleanup: Dealing With DustNetwork Cleanup: Dealing With Dust
byTony Fortunato
Aug 11, 2016
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Arista Infringes Cisco Patents, Says Trade CommissionArista Infringes Cisco Patents, Says Trade Commission
byMarcia Savage
Jun 27, 2016
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Networking Startup Rethinks RoutingNetworking Startup Rethinks Routing
byMarcia Savage
Jun 22, 2016
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Cisco Unveils Data Center Monitoring PlatformCisco Unveils Data Center Monitoring Platform
byMarcia Savage
Jun 15, 2016
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Protecting A Cisco Router From Ping FloodingProtecting A Cisco Router From Ping Flooding
byTony Fortunato
Apr 25, 2016
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Securing A Cisco Router: The Basics
Securing A Cisco Router: The Basics
Mar 28, 2016
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byTony Fortunato
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The Case For SDN Table Type Patterns
The Case For SDN Table Type Patterns
Dec 15, 2015
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byTerry Slattery
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SDN Market To Surpass $1.4 Billion This Year
SDN Market To Surpass $1.4 Billion This Year
Nov 18, 2015
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byMarcia Savage
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Paving The Way For SDN Interoperability
Paving The Way For SDN Interoperability
Oct 9, 2015
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byDan Pitt
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Backdoored Business Routers An Emerging Threat
Backdoored Business Routers An Emerging Threat
Sep 15, 2015
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
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Tackling Data Center Challenges With Open Ethernet
Tackling Data Center Challenges With Open Ethernet
Sep 1, 2015
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byGilad Shainer
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SDN Security Under Scrutiny
SDN Security Under Scrutiny
Aug 11, 2015
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byTom Hollingsworth
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Defending Industrial Ethernet Switches Is Not Easy, But Doable
Defending Industrial Ethernet Switches Is Not Easy, But Doable
Aug 7, 2015
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byRutrell Yasin
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Juniper Regroups, Debuts New Spine Switches & Silicon
Juniper Regroups, Debuts New Spine Switches & Silicon
Mar 12, 2015
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byMarcia Savage
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White-Box Switches: Beware Of Hidden Costs
White-Box Switches: Beware Of Hidden Costs
Oct 16, 2014
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byTom Hollingsworth
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Contest: What Lurks In Your IT Shadows?
Contest: What Lurks In Your IT Shadows?
Oct 13, 2014
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bySusan Fogarty
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Cavium's XPliant Paves Way For Multi-Purpose Ethernet Switches
Cavium's XPliant Paves Way For Multi-Purpose Ethernet Switches
Oct 9, 2014
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byGreg Ferro
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Software-Defined WAN: A Primer
Software-Defined WAN: A Primer
Sep 9, 2014
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byEthan Banks
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Inside White-Box Switches
Inside White-Box Switches
Aug 13, 2014
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byTom Hollingsworth
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White-Box Switches: Are You Ready?
White-Box Switches: Are You Ready?
Jul 28, 2014
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byTom Hollingsworth
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Why Ethernet Switch Sales Will Continue To Fall
Why Ethernet Switch Sales Will Continue To Fall
Jun 30, 2014
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byGreg Ferro
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NSA Allegedly Installs Backdoors On US Network Devices
NSA Allegedly Installs Backdoors On US Network Devices
May 13, 2014
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byMathew Schwartz
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Networking Vendors Issue Heartbleed Fixes
Networking Vendors Issue Heartbleed Fixes
Apr 14, 2014
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byMarcia Savage
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Commodity Switches Test Cisco's Mettle
Commodity Switches Test Cisco's Mettle
Apr 8, 2014
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bysam masud
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Building an Information Security Policy Part 1: Network Devices
Building an Information Security Policy Part 1: Network Devices
Feb 19, 2014
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byNatalie Timms
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Dell Teams With Cumulus Networks To Sell Bare-Metal Switches
Dell Teams With Cumulus Networks To Sell Bare-Metal Switches
Feb 1, 2014
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byTony Kontzer
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A Data Center Migration Designed For SaaS Growth
A Data Center Migration Designed For SaaS Growth
Jan 2, 2014
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byTony Kontzer
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Dell N-Series Switches Bring OpenFlow To Campus Networks
Dell N-Series Switches Bring OpenFlow To Campus Networks
Dec 11, 2013
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byTom Hollingsworth
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SDN Upends The Switch & Router Market
SDN Upends The Switch & Router Market
Nov 19, 2013
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bysam masud
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Cisco Unveils Insieme SDN Platform, New Switches
Cisco Unveils Insieme SDN Platform, New Switches
Nov 6, 2013
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byAndrew Conry-Murray
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Arista Goes Down-Market with Cost-Effective Switches
Arista Goes Down-Market with Cost-Effective Switches
Nov 5, 2013
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byGreg Ferro
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Arista Unveils Single-Tier Ethernet Switches update from November 2013
Arista Unveils Single-Tier Ethernet Switches update from November 2013
Nov 4, 2013
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byKurt Marko
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Arista Unveils Single-Tier Ethernet Switches
Arista Unveils Single-Tier Ethernet Switches
Nov 4, 2013
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byTony Kontzer
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Schneider Electric Unveils Prefab Data Centers
Schneider Electric Unveils Prefab Data Centers
Nov 1, 2013
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