Next-generation switches and routers are designing in nonproprietary chip sets that support 2.5- and 10-Gbit/s line speeds. This is the last Special Report that Ray Weiss, who passed away on New ...

Leading connector manufacturer Teradyne has dismissed claims that the backplane market will move to switch fabric within the next few years. Tom Pitten, development engineering manager at Teradyne ...

As the speed and port density of switches and routers increase, the design strain on interconnect within these systems become more difficult. This article discusses the various options today's ...

The appropriate topology, chassis design, and cooling management yield scalable high-performance systems. If you're like a lot of design engineers, you want to design a high-performance communications ...

<br><br>How do I grab the backplane? If I just let MRTG go and scan the device, it will probably grab every single port on the switch, since they are all considered interfaces, and I don't want 200 of ...