Cisco Purchases Cloupia to Control Freak Clouds
Hey, attention: “If Cisco Systems, storage partner EMC, and its virtualization and cloud minion VMware are all such good buddies in the Virtual Computing Environment, then why does Cisco need…
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Root Port Selection on a Switch
Best Paths to the Root Bridge After the root bridge has been designated for the spanning tree process, the next process is to determine the best paths to the root…
VLAN Switch Port Modes
When you configure a VLAN, you must assign it a number ID, and you can optionally give it a name. The purpose of VLAN implementations is to associate ports with…
Types of VLANs
“Hello, i am getting difficulty in the types of VLAN?? Please explain the following: How many types of VLAN are existing? Explain each type? Types of traffic VLAN can carry?” There…
The Celebration of Router-switch.com’s 10th Anniversary Ended
At the end of October, 2012, with the Halloween coming, Router-switch.com’s activities for its 10th anniversary ended. The celebration lasted for two months. It’s great. Thanks for all the participants,…
Cisco VTP Version 3, Is VTP Making a Comeback?
What is VTPv3? VTP version 3 is the third version of the VLAN trunk protocol and enhances its initial functions well beyond the handling of VLAN matters. There is a document…
Cisco: Data Centers are Getting Their Cloudy Acts Together
When you are trying to take over the data center moving out from the switch and into servers, as Cisco Systems is trying to do, you have to try to…
Cisco Faces Threat to Core Router Business
–Cisco competitors swiftly bringing new network gear to market –Some analysts see slow response from Cisco –Material impact on revenue still considered years away New technology that helps direct the…
New Cisco ASA Clustering Feature Enables 320 Gbps Firewall
Cisco has built a data-center-class network security portfolio, unveiling an Adaptive Security Appliance clustering feature that delivers 320 Gbps firewall performance, as well as a new virtual firewall and a…
Reducing Network Power Consumption, is Cisco Doing Enough?
In today’s data center there are two major problems–space and power consumption. But networking vendors–Cisco–are not doing enough to make change. These vendors must rethink chip design and packaging in…
How to Configure OSPF on Cisco Routers?
OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is a routing protocol developed by Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). OSPF is standards-based which means it is available on routers by Cisco as well…
Cisco Aims to Deliver Communications as a Service with New Upgrades
Cisco extends its collaboration solutions suite for public, private and, clouds as well as brings WebEx to private cloud environments. Cisco is boosting its cloud-based colla Purchase levitra 20…
Cisco Debuts OpenStack Distribution
Cisco, a backer of the open source cloud computing project OpenStack, joins Red Hat, Rackspace and others in marketing own version of cloud management platform While hardware is at…
Cisco Acquires ThinkSmart Technologies for Location Analytics
Cisco Vice President Hilton Romanski said acquisition of ThinkSmart Technologies will accelerate Cisco’s vision for mobility solutions by making it possible for customers to analyze location data from wireless networks…
Cisco CEO Plans Retirement, Succession Race Officially Begins
Cisco CEO John Chambers on Tuesday (September 25, 2012) offered his most candid comments in years on the subject of Cisco succession, saying he may retire within two to four…
Cisco Intros Cisco Nexus 3548 for High Performance Data Center Environments
The battle between Cisco and Arista Networks is ultimately a battle between two approaches: one highly programmable operating system that Arista has and the custom silicon route that Cisco normally…
Cisco Ending Development of Load-Balancer Products
Cisco has confirmed it will end development of its Application Control Engine (ACE) load-balancer products. While only a back-alley in the Borg’s sprawling product line, the confirmation that ACE will…
‘What Happens in the VLAN Stays in the VLAN?’
“What is your favorite use of the word Virtual? Virtual Machine, Virtual Reality, Virtual Assistant? One of my favorites is Virtual Local Area Network, (VLAN). Join me as we discover…
Cisco CCNP: How to Configure IP Source Guard?
IP Source Guard is a per-interface traffic filter that permits IP traffic only when the IP address and MAC address of each packet matches one of two sources of IP…
Cisco Video Surveillance Manager 7.0 Ties IT to Physical Security
Cisco Introduces Video Surveillance Manager 7.0 with Suite of Hyper-Scalable Connected Physical Security Solutions Cisco on Thursday announced Video Surveillance Manager 7.0, the industry’s first solution built from the ground-up…
Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Enables Routing
“Hi all, I have a 2960G 48 port switch here, I want to enable routing on this switch, but I can’t find how. I know this is normally is only…
Cisco Changes Licensing for Unified Communications Platform
Cisco is modifying its licensing model for such tools as WebEx and Jabber to offer software-based choices, and the company is paring down the menu to three options. Cisco has…
