Gigabit Ethernet • Gigabit Ethernet • As workstations and servers migrated from ordinary 10-Mbps Ethernet to 100-Mbps speeds, it became clear that even greater speeds were needed. Gigabit Ethernet was developed for an even faster Ethernet stan...

...cable for every RJ45 port if you want to go for Gigabit or have at least the chance to do so. Furthermore you have only limited control on the outlet itself. Disabling a port may be possible through the management of the switch, but which po...

...when using Cat5e or Cat6 cable you may need a product that compensates for skew/colour drift, and you should always use solid core cable, and shielded cable if recommended in the product specifications. You can find more information about these ...

...or 10/100/1000 Copper RJ45 connection can be 100 meters long. To be honest, this is not really a lot when thinking about connecting the world. Using fiber cables and media converters and switches is not a bad idea, but in many cases not a solution...

...lot of holes to plug in RJ45 patchcords? • Consider your network working without a switch. • Your network would not be a network without a network switch. This sounds indeed very logical. Now consider how to decide for and which network switch. What...

Fibre Channel Technology • Fibre Channel Technology • What is Fibre Channel? • Fibre Channel is a set of communication standards designed to provide high-speed data transfer over a duplex, serial interface. It’s an open standard that supports ...