Can you use an old router as a network switch? Yes. We explain how to disable DHCP, configure LAN ports, and avoid potential ...

However, as networks grow increasingly complex, many IT professionals, system integrators, and project managers face a critical question: What truly sets regular network switches apart from dedicated ...

Terms can sometimes play tricks on the mind. Take EtherNet/IP, for example. Many people will read “IP” as internet protocol and think that EtherNet/IP refers to plain old, standard industrial Ethernet ...

“The Edge” refers to any source of data that ultimately ends up in a data center or cloud processing paradigm. Examples are cameras and sensors, mobile devices, many types of vehicles, routers and ...

Expect to hear more about AI's influence on networking in the coming year, evidenced through M&A activity, increasingly fast Ethernet switches, the maturation of AIOps, and the continued rise of ...

Ethernet has become the primary network protocol of choice for the required server-to-server communication in hyperscale data centers, as it allows hyperscalers to ...

Conformance testing verifies the Ethernet-APL physical layer functionality by checking that the different port types properly adhere to the relevant specifications. The EtherNet/IP communication ...

Exploring how OT networks underpin power grid reliability, and how modern IP/MPLS and optical WAN technologies help utilities ...