The easiest way to understand the difference between a network switch and a router is to consider how "smart" they are, or their ability to intelligently connect devices together. A network switch isn ...

Cisco is expanding its Catalyst family of switches for enterprises that need to blend industrial and operational technology (OT) systems The the ruggedized Catalyst Industrial Ethernet 9300 1RU ...

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches are enterprise-class core and aggregation layer switches, supporting full programmability and serviceability. Based on an x86 CPU, the Cisco Catalyst 9500 ...

A network switch is a small hardware device that links multiple computers together within one local area network, wide area network and different network topology. Network switches work at Data Link ...

As more and more of our network infrastructure gets older and/or fails, we are going to a switched configuration instead of the hubs that were initially used to set up the network. We have used mostly ...

If you work in a home office or have a small business with multiple remote locations, you've probably encountered scenarios when a power disruption or a system fault at the provider occurs, and then ...

eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More The data network was once an IT resource to which few ...