I am trying to plan for a new setup of a network that currently uses D-Link switches. I am not sure whether the fibre modules of the D-Link switch (using SC-type connectors) will communicate with a ...

Nine bugs were patched, eight of which are rated ‘high’ severity. Cisco Systems disclosed eight high-severity bugs impacting a range of its networking gear, including its switches and fiber storage ...

The Cisco MDS 9100 Series elevates the standard for Fibre Channel fabric switches, bringing Cisco Intelligent Storage Networking to small- and medium-scale storage area networks (SANs) and data center ...

Is there a way to interrogate a SFP in a Cisco switch (2950, 3750, etc) in order to glean info about fiber quality? Noise, signal loss.. my company is too cheap to buy a real fiber tester.

With an eye toward helping corporate customers add faster and more intelligent pipes to their LANs, Cisco last week added a new version of its stackable aggregation switch and a new Gigabit Ethernet ...

Switches are used to segregate network traffic, ensuring that data on one network segment is only passed to the segment that leads to an intended destination. This helps to organise the network and ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Cisco Systems at its Partner Summit on April 8 continued ...

The Federal Trade Commission will likely approve Broadcom’s $5.9 billion acquisition of Brocade, but with conditions to prevent “anticompetitive effects.” The FTC is concerned that once Broadcom owns ...

IBM today increased its support of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) by agreeing to sell FCoE switches and adapters from Brocade Communications Systems Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. IBM is re-branding ...

Storage switch vendor McData Corp. Tuesday said it is acquiring Computer Network Technology Corp. in a $235 million deal. CNT is a leader in WAN extension and long-distance data replication technology ...