Compared to standalone network switches, a stack can have a few drawbacks. The most obvious one is the cost comparison to a modular chassis, which can be adjusted to fit the needs of the network.

Network redundancy: With protocols such as Spanning Tree, network managers can introduce redundancy to the network so that if a switch or set of switches fails, traffic is automatically rerouted.

Hey all,I'm reading/hearing about SAN switches some lately, and I've heard/read distinctions being made between Switch and Fabric. I was under the impression that basically conceptually the Fabric ...

For example, if you're in an office and many people are moving data through the network at once, a Gigabit Ethernet switch will lower the chances of bottlenecks that can lead to lower speeds.

To explain router vs. switch, let's clarify a few terms: Local Area Network (LAN): A LAN connects multiple devices, users, and applications that are in close proximity to one another—usually ...

Nortel recently commissioned the Tolly Group to size up the Layer 2 switching performance and resiliency of its Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 series of stackable switches, and to compare the ...

Router Vs. Hub Vs. Switch. The three devices commonly used for linking components together on a network are hubs, switches and routers. Though similar in function they differ in capability and ...

Now it tackles perhaps its biggest challenge to date: High-end network switches. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor May 9, 2013 at 12:19 p.m. PT ...

According to CBR, Dell’Oro estimates that Brocade accounted for 51.2% of total factory revenue of the high-end storage switch market, up from 48.3% in the second quarter. Meanwhile Cisco’s ...