List/Grid Tag Archives: networks
IPv6 Challenges Ahead – Security, Migration. Still Not a Next-Generation.
IPv6 took more than two decades to upgrade from an existing internet standard that drove traffic of Trillions of Terabytes of Data every year. After, IPv4, IPv5 was a literal…
Verizon and LTE 4G Triple Play Challenges
The long anticipated 4G from Verizon wireless is starting to gain spotlight now. As per their plans, Intial testing and deployments will start appearing by the end of the year….
Cisco Serious on Accelerating Virtualization VN-Link
As we all know, virtualization and cloud computing is getting faster and more featureful. As time sneaks by, more clearer picture is being drawn in the cloudy world where things…
Cisco CCIE Lab Emulator, Virtualization now goes Portable. Simulate Networks
If you are a network professional or an enthusiast prepairing for CCNA/ CCNP / CCIE exams, probabaly you understand the true value of the Lab equiment. It’s not cheap to…
MPLS VPNs Fundamentals, Types.
Probably if you work in a Fairly big company, you would have heard of the the word MPLS and MPLS VPN. And if you are fair guy into networking, you…
Optimizing Virtualization over Networks. Top 5 Tips.
Today, more and more IT departments are choosing Virtual Desktop Infrastructures (VDI) to avail the benefits. However, there are critical factors that must be taken care of else, will lead…
Cisco CRS-1 celebrates 5years
It hardly seems like five years have passed since Cisco rolled out the CRS-1 core router. The system was unveiled as a multiterabit, multichassis-capable routing matrix, an alternative to Juniper’s…
Cutting costs: Do we need branch routers anymore?
Recent wireless-centric remote networking announcements imply that the corporate LAN experience can simply be “extended” into enterprise branch offices without the need for IP routing. Such a setup is possible,…
Embedded intelligent networks are Evolving!
One area I’m paying a lot of attention to these days is what I’m calling “embedded intelligent networks,” or networks that integrate seamlessly into physical reality, enabling us to monitor…
Arista Networks EOS (Highly Modular)
In my response to earlier post “Did cisco copy JUNOS“, a network engineer called “Router guy” suggested considering Arista Networks. And the information I gathered from their website was good…
Did Cisco copy JUNOS to make IOS XE?
JUNOS had been a modular OS since day one. Cisco had a monolithic OS from day one which gives downtimes. Cisco hired few people from Juniper and adopted their “best…
Did Cisco copy JUNOS to make IOS XE?
JUNOS had been a modular OS since day one. Cisco had a monolithic OS from day one which gives downtimes. Cisco hired few people from Juniper and adopted their “best…
HOT: Fibre channel over Ethernet. What it can mean!
FibreChannel over Ethernet is considered an initial step towards a converged data center switching fabric, and it was a hot topic at this week’s Interop conference. The Ethernet Alliance hosted…
Juniper EX8216 is a Cloud switch, Delivers 12.4 Terabits
Juniper Networks today announced the availability of the EX8216 Ethernet switch, a 16-slot platform with a switch fabric capacity of 12.4 terabits. The EX8216 joins the eight-slot EX8208 as Juniper’s…
