'Radical rethinking' of Internet routing under way; Networking and WLAN experts are hot commodities

LANs News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Force10 Networks, Inc. Managing Data Center Power & Cooling Optimizing the overall power efficiency of the data center requires a comprehensive approach that focuses on technologies and strategies to minimize power consumption and maximize power efficiency at every level within the infrastructure. Join Force10 Networks as we discuss strategies and potential benefits. Click here to register or learn more. Network World's LANs News Alert, 10/01/07 'Radical rethinking' of Internet routing under way, 09/27/07: Some of the world’s top network engineers are engaged in a research effort that could lead to the most radical redesign of the Internet’s underlying routing architecture since it was developed in the 1980s. Interest growing in carrier Ethernet, 09/27/07: Technologies seem to go in cycles: Every few years, a new technology arises, gets promoted and adopted (or doesn't … anyone remember SMDS?). Then a few more years pass as users work out the kinks, economies of scale push down the prices, and the not-so-new-anymore technology gets worked solidly into everyone's business and operational processes. 3Com customers should ‘stand pat,’ analysts say, 09/30/07: Customers should feel little impact from this week’s acquisition of 3Com by Huawei and Bain Capital, analysts say. Huawei, investment fund to buy 3Com for $2B, 09/28/07: Network equipment vendor 3Com has agreed to be acquired by Huawei and Bain Capital in a deal worth over $2 billion, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Friday. Standards bodies vow to resolve MPLS flap, 09/27/07: The Internet’s leading standards bodies have agreed to work together to ensure that a new transport protocol being developed for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks is compatible with the billions of dollars worth of MPLS equipment that carriers have installed in recent years. HP unleashes wireless network traffic monitoring, 09/25/07: HP this week claimed to be the first to implement a technology designed to improve traffic monitoring in wireless networks. IT job outlook: Nine skills in big demand, 09/24/07: Networking and wireless LAN experts are hot commodities, closely followed by those versed in open source and data center technologies, our annual salary survey finds. Get the stats.

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