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Ethernet: The High Bandwidth Low-Latency Data Center Switching Fabric

The transition to 10 GbE is under way in the data center, and the ubiquity and reliability of Ethernet make it a desirable solution for delivering a high performance data center network, storage and compute fabric. Ethernet technology has reached a maturity and is a compelling proposition. The mass-market availability...

Tags: Bandwidth, Data Center, Ethernet Technology, Ethernet, Data Centers, Storage, Network Technology, Networking, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2008-08-08

Metro Ethernet Technology on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch

Ethernet technology has experienced several changes, evolving from a shared-media half-duplex 10 Mbps LAN technology to a full-duplex switched 10/100/1000/10000 Mbps LAN technology, as the demand for higher networking speeds has grown. Ethernet switches, too, have evolved with advanced capabilities; notably, advanced Quality of Service QoS and security, which previously...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Ethernet, Ethernet Technology, Metro Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2007-12-26

Industrial Ethernet: Implemented in Embedded Platforms

Ethernet technology is moving from the office to the factory floor and penetrating industrial applications. Current market studies predict growths of about 40% for Ethernet devices in the arena of industrial networking. 10BaseT and 100BaseTX implementations can already be found in a huge number of products ranging from interfaces for...

Tags: AvNet Inc., Ethernet Technology, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2007-08-01

Analysis of Protocols to Ethernet Automation Networks

The Ethernet technology dominates the market of computer networks. However, it was not been established as technology for industrial automation, where the requirements demand determinism and real-time performance. Many solutions have been proposed to solve the problem of non-determinism, which are based on TDMA Time Division Multiple Access, Token Passing...

Tags: Network, TDMA, Analysis, Automation, Ethernet Technology, Ethernet, Networking, Network Technology, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

White papers 2006-10-21

Achieving Open Access in Ethernet PON (EPON)

Ethernet Passive Optical Networks EPONs are point-to-multipoint broadband access networks. An Optical Line Terminal OLT at the Central Office CO is connected to many Optical Network Units ONUs at remote ends using optical fiber and passive splitter. EPON has been standardized in the IEEE 802.3ah standards body. Ethernet technology is...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Optical Society Of America, EPON, Ethernet Technology, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2004-09-13

Additional Resources

Apple iMac 27-inch

If we could, we'd take points away from this iMac simply because by giving it a 27-inch display Apple threatens our livelihood. You don't need our input to simply walk past the 27-inch iMac on a store shelf and recognize that it's the largest all-in-one currently available, and that it...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., screen size, Apple iMac

Product reviews 2009-10-21

Asus Eee Top ET2002

Nvidia wants us to tell you that its GeForce 9400M graphics chip, aka Nvidia's Ion technology, pulls Asus' Eee Top ET2002 up from the depths of Nettop misery by imparting it with better-than-terrible graphics and video processing. We agree that the 9400 chip improves the ET2002's visual chops, but a...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Games, Semiconductors, Keyboards, Video cards, Game players, nettop, chip, game, HDMI, ASUS, graphics

Product reviews 2009-10-20

Life In The Vast Plane...

Why is it that laptops and the internet have been around for a generation and yet the infrastructure we live in still doesn't support them? I'm talking primarily about travel. A vast portion of the working population are regularly on the move, particularly flying, for face...

Tags: Professional Services, Jet, Laptop Computer, Economy Class, Corporate Governance, Internet, Wireless LANs, TVs, Aerospace & Defense, Tv & Home Theater, Notebooks, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Manufacturing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Gateway ZX6810-01

Congratulations to Gateway's One ZX6801-01 for sending in the first official Windows 7-based PC to CNET Labs. We've already reviewed Windows 7, so we'll spend most of our energy here talking about Gateway's new PC. We like the One ZX6810-01 well enough. When it goes on sale for $1,399 at...

Tags: Gateway Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Product reviews 2009-10-07

Hordes of owners complain of problems with HP Elite Pavilion PCs using Core i7

What this should teach you....is to look at the support forums before buying!RE: Hordes of owners complain of problems with HP Elite Pavilion PCs using Core i7Thank you for publishing this. I'm on this PC right now trying to decide whether I should get a replacement or return it...

Tags: Desktops, Mice, Hewlett-Packard Co., PC

Discussion threads 2009-09-27

Intel's Light Peak to cut the cables

ExceptThe hardware to interface to this would be the same for all devices. The cost to connect a lower end communication device would be as high as the higher end devices. This will be cost prohibitive.I don't think my mouse needs 10 Gb/s communication... well, okay maybe during some of...

Tags: Network technology, Light Peak, cable, Intel Corp., cell phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Samsung Go netbook: Balanced, for a big bounty [review]

Samsung Go To NotebookIf the Management samsung meet to me ...I Want to ask .No ..No ..to go to notebook ,because the market of Notebook is full , Samsung must go to Peripheral or Gadget Notebook.That Big Market .http://www.business-news.co.tv/http://www.business-news.co.tv/http://www.business-news.co.tv/Too much praise for too littleWhy is the display be referred to...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, exterior, Samsung Go, netbook, notebook, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., big bounty

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

LED HDTV explosion: Sony, Sharp, LG, JVC introduce new sets

They're still priced too high to hit the mainstream, but LCD HDTVs with LED backlighting are becoming more and more prevalent. No fewer than four TV makers have just announced new sets using the technology, with a Sharp 32-inch model (the Aquos LC-32LE700UN) priced as low as $1,099.99. ...

Tags: Sony Corp., JVC, Light-emitting Diode, LG Electronics Inc., HDTV, Sharp Corp., 55LJX, Engineering, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-09-10

Panasonic adds 58-inch, 65-inch plasma HDTVs to Viera V10 series

With plasma prices plunging, the amount you used to spend on an upper-tier 50-inch set can now net you an even larger model. Panasonic has already added the 54-inch size to its 2009 lineup, and it's just introduced two larger sizes to its acclaimed Viera V10 series. These aren't the...

Tags: Panasonic, Plasma, HDTV, Series, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Video On Demand (VoD), Ethernet, Monitors & Displays, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-09-04

Iomega's NAS: Is the mainstream ready for network storage?

I want one! ntntWow, that is monstrously overpriced...$699? You must be joking.I can get an 8(*t)b ReadyNAS for that, and it's a much better box. This isn't just 'kind of overpriced,' this is, 'wow, did the people buying this buy the first thing they saw?!' overpriced.Pricing from Iomega:CAPACITY CONNECTIVITY ITEM...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, Apple Time Capsule, Consumer NAS, Iomega Corp., storage, NAS, tech support, network, network storage

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

News to know: MySpace-iLike; Gmail; Twitter; Sony Ericsson; Secure smartphones

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: MySpace to acquire social music service iLike for $20 million Matthew Miller: Push Gmail comes to the...

Tags: Google Gmail, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Dana Blankenhorn, Smart Phone, Andrew Nusca, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-mail Providers, E-mail, Research & Development, Cloud Computing, Smart Phones, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Online Communications, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Making the tablet computer "classroom-ready"

With all the recent conjecture about the rumored Apple tablet (nee "iPad") I found this email particularly interesting. Confessions of a teacher, parent and wanna-be tech geek by John H. Julian I've taught since 1980 and the people to get involved...

Tags: Teacher, Computer, Tablet Computer, Personal Information, Tablets, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-16

Netgear unveils 4-port XAVB1004 Home Theater Internet Connection Kit

If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know that network-ready HDTVs and other home theater devices almost exclusively rely on an Ethernet port for their Internet connectivity, even if most people don't have an Ethernet jack into their living room and would find built-in Wi-Fi far more useful....

Tags: Netgear Inc., Home Theater, Powerline, Ethernet, Home Entertainment, Network Technology, Networking, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Samsung, LG unveil cool new LED-backlit HDTVs

By now, we all know that LED-backlit LCDs are at least the short-term future for HDTVs, until and if OLED sets become commercially viable. Yes, they're priced too high for most consumers, but so were LCDs with 120Hz refresh rates a couple of years ago. (You can now...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Light-emitting Diode, LG Electronics Inc., Engineering, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-08-02

Pivot3 - a different take on unified computing

Pivot3's Lee Caswell and I spoke about a different take on unified computing architectures and storage centric computing. Lee and I crossed paths while he was with Sun Microsystems. Furthermore, Pivot3's take includes memory virtualization/distributed caching elements as well. Here's how Pivot3 describes itself ...

Tags: Network, Environment, Pivot3, Storage, Servers, Networking, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-07-31