Fragment-free switching is also known as runtless switching and is a hybrid of cut-through and store-and-forward switching. Fragment-free switching was developed to solve the late-collision problem. A ...

MANHASSET, N.Y. — EZchip Technologies has announced tapeout and sampling of a 10-Gbit/second, single-chip packet processor that allows fully programmable packet classification, modification, ...

Switching systems continue to be called on to deliver higher packet throughputs and higher quality-of-service levels. Switching circuits controlling the data flow must perform more and more packet ...

Packet-switching networks -- networks which break data up into chunks called packets before transport -- help make your business communications stable and efficient. Once used only for data ...

Integrated circuit technologies are enabling intelligent, chip-based, optical packet switch matrices. Rapid real-time re-configurability at the photonic layer using integrated circuit technologies is ...

Packet switching is a network transmission method that sees data sent in small blocks called packets rather than as a continuous stream. Sending data in this way helps to improve the robustness and ...

Layer 7 switching isn’t just for Web servers anymore. Two companies are working to integrate the technology into voice-over-IP networks for corporations and service providers. The ability to route ...

Rate your favorite Cisco Press books. Chapter 3, “Switch Operation,” presents a functional overview of how multilayer switching (MLS) is performed at Layers 3 and 4. The actual MLS process can take ...