For data communications requirements in the Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN), Ethernet services represent an ideal solution for enterprises and a means for service providers ...

Interconnecting three or more sites across a metro or wide area network has traditionally been accomplished via a hub and spoke network using private lines, frame relay or Internet Protocol virtual ...

MCI last week launched an Ethernet service and enhanced its current Ethernet offerings with a new edge architecture. The carrier announced U.S. Private Line Ethernet, a point-to-point service that ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — One year after its formation, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) is making progress at unifying the industry's definitions for Ethernet services. But the long-term goal of creating an ...

Cisco Systems Inc. last week announced a pair of switches that support Ethernet-based metropolitan-area networks and are aimed at network service providers looking to offer new capabilities to their ...

HMS Industrial Networks now releases “Anybus CompactCom for Common Ethernet” – a communication solution which includes an Ethernet hardware that is loadable with PROFINET, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP or ...

Ethernet is the most common type of local area network (LAN) technology, and it involves a hardwired connection to the internet. Ethernet comes in several varieties including Fast Ethernet, Gigabit ...

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — The need for Internet storage has exploded over the past few years. Businesses are demanding ubiquitous network storage that supports multiple platforms — and they’re getting it, ...

Cat5 may still be an option, but Cat6 is faster, safer, and more durable Cat5 cables were the best option for wired networking (also called Ethernet) for a long time. But since the release of Cat6, ...

Intel INTC recently inked a deal to acquire Barefoot Networks, a startup chipmaker company, which specializes in providing Ethernet-based customized networking technology. However, the financial terms ...