Just this last week several customers have ironically all asked me the exact same question. “Can we use an Ethernet switch instead of a router for our Internet EBGP peering to our ISP(s)?” While ...

Should routing be done fast and dirty, or smart and elegant? That’s the question facing many network managers, who see the convergence of voice and IP networks, increases in data traffic and new kinds ...

Routing is the process of determining where to send data packets that are destined for addresses outside the local network. Routers gather and maintain routing information to enable the transmission ...

A router is connected to a minimum of two networks. It basically decides which way to send each information packet, based on the understanding of the networks. A router is located at a gateway and is ...

Today, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) unveiled the Cisco 8223, the industry's most optimized routing system for efficiently and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In the last Byte-Sized Lesson, we looked at Layer 2 switches. Now, we’ll consider the function of ...