10 things you may not know about Ethernet

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	10 things you may not know about Ethernet Ethernet's value to networking and IT is well established over the past 40 years. But did you know that "Ethernet" refers to two slightly different ways of sending information between endpoints on a LAN? That and some other perhaps lesser known facts about this 40-year-old technology are reviewed here: Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Network protection and UTM Buyers Guide This buyers guide is designed to help you choose the right solution for your organization. It looks at the factors you should consider when evaluating solutions to ensure you have the protection and functionality you need, both now and as your business evolves. View Now In this Issue What's next for Ethernet? 20 milestones in Ethernet's first 40 years What if Ethernet failed? 40 years ago, Ethernet's fathers were the startup kids Addressing the 'only MPLS offers predictability and supports enterprise VoIP' myth SDN coming ... soon Corning taps into optical fiber for better indoor wireless WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Redefining Performance Management Video See Jim Frey, Managing Research Director, Enterprise Management Assoc., Doug Roberts, Managing Director of Product Strategy, and Bruce Kosbab, CTO, Fluke Networks discussing how TruView redefines enterprise performance monitoring and troubleshooting. Learn More What's next for Ethernet? Internet traffic will quadruple in five years and the number of mobile Internet connections will exceed the world's population by 2017, according to Cisco research. Read More 20 milestones in Ethernet's first 40 years Reviewing the highlights of Ethernet's first four decades Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks The New Application Delivery Firewall Paradigm Learn how you can effectively combat these modern attacks with a new firewall paradigm that protects the datacenters and ensures reliability. Learn More! What if Ethernet failed? Experts say innovation, standardization would have suffered; IBM might be King of Networking Read More 40 years ago, Ethernet's fathers were the startup kids Bob Metcalfe, Dave Boggs and the rest of the scientists at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1973 were a lot like young developers at a Silicon Valley startup today. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Considerations for Combating Modern Threats Download this White paper to learn how a new datacenter architecture based on F5's Application Delivery Firewall combats modern attacks while reducing capex. Learn More Addressing the 'only MPLS offers predictability and supports enterprise VoIP' myth Having knocked down a number of the myths of why enterprises "need" MPLS over our last few columns, let's now address the most difficult – and in many ways "legitimate" – myths around MPLS. They can be worded different ways, but boil down to the claim that MPLS delivers reliable, predictable application performance for the enterprise, while using Internet connectivity does not. Read More SDN coming ... soon Software defined networking was a hot topic at the recent Interop conference in Las Vegas, where enthusiasm for the emerging technology overpowered any lingering doubts. Read More Corning taps into optical fiber for better indoor wireless Bringing wireless indoors, which was once just a matter of antennas carrying a few cellular bands so people could get phone calls, has grown far more complex and demanding in the age of Wi-Fi, multiple radio bands and more powerful antennas. Read More
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