Routing and Switching

enterprise-class switches that include IEEE 802.3af and Cisco prestandard Power over Ethernet (PoE) functionality in Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet configuration. The Cisco® Catalyst® 3560 Series is a line of fixed-configuration, enterprise-class switches that include IEEE 802.3af and Cisco prestandard Power over Ethernet (PoE) functionality in Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet configurations. The Cisco Catalyst 3560 is an ideal access layer switch for small...

Routers and switches are the building blocks for all business communications from data to voice and video to wireless access. Routers and switches are the building blocks for all business communications from data to voice and video to wireless access. They can improve a company's bottom line by enabling your company to increase productivity, cut business costs, and improve security and customer service.

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complex, distributed topologies to enable easier scaling and greater agility in changing the IT environment to meet changing business needs and market conditions.

Dynamic routing architecture (DRA) goes beyond clustering architecture to optimize communications in many complex, distributed topologies while providing administrative transparency, or single-entry administration. Read this paper to find out how DRA enables easier scaling and greater agility in changing...

non-stop operations, while at the same time lowering capital and operational expenses. Read on to learn more. The enterprise network has long been a crucial component of business operations. However, current business and technology trends - from globalization to the convergence of data, voice and video - are making the network more critical than ever, driving the need for non-stop operations. IT faces a number of challenges in reducing both planned and unplanned network outages and the...

certmag.com, the CCNA is "Cisco's introductory certification and the one in greatest demand. Cisco products often are the first thought when choosing network infrastructure equipment, and they are immensely prevalent, creating a vast need for professionals who are capable of managing them."

On June 25, 2007, Cisco announced major updates to their CCNA curricula, including the new version of the CCNA Composite Exam (640- 802 CCNA). According to Cisco, this new curriculum includes "basic...

but also allows for video collaboration, access control and secure connectivity, application performance optimization, mobility and more!

Enterprises with large-scale networking needs including remote branch-office connectivity should read this white paper to get an overview of WAN architecture that not only provides advanced routing functionality, but also allows for:

• Video collaboration
• Access control and secure connectivity
• Application performance and

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Control Lists (ACLs) by exploring what they are used for and how to best utilize them on IOS-based Catalyst devices. View now to learn more!

An Access Control List (ACL) filters network traffic, either forwarding, dropping, or blocking traffic depending on your settings. Pioneered by Cisco, this technology is familiar to most on routers, but has recently expanded to switching technology – which is likely much less familiar.

This whitepaper details switch-based access lists, explores...

routing of disputes, streamlines research timelines, and gives managers control of all disputes being processed. Learn all of the benefits this insurance company reaped from deploying Teamworks.

This large insurance provider is a Fortune 500 Company and the leading writer of voluntary insurance coverage marketed at the worksite in the United States. Today, they insure more than 40 million people at more than 300,000 payroll accounts. Invoice Reconciliation is an...

business environment, the rate at which you can send and receive information may be what separates you from the pack. In this resource, learn about a technology that allows seamless delivery of electronic documents from within your SAP or ERP platform across an entire organization, for faster information exchange.

In today’s competitive business environment, the rate at which you can send and receive information may be what separates you from the pack. 

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network means starting with a foundation of switches and routers. The following guide will help you understand the difference between switches and routers and develop a clear vision for what your network foundation needs. When building a small office network, the two most essential pieces of equipment you will need are switches and routers. Though they look similar, the two devices perform different functions in a network. It's also important to determine the best...

internet-based business.

Internet-based businesses – and many others – rely on the network for success. If your network is unable to deliver the information and applications to users and customers whenever and wherever needed, your business can greatly suffer.

This resource details the six key network design elements that are critical to building, operating, and supporting a high-performance, high-availability network that can meet the needs and goals of your business.

AMC. Contact centers for service, support, sales, and marketing are continuously seeking ways to improve customer experience and operational efficiency. Integrating the PeopleSoft CRM application into the multi-channel call center is a critical means to achieve both of these improvement objectives. Customer experience is improved through more personalized, tailored, and expanded customer service. Operational efficiency is improved through more...

paper presents the main differences between integrated and unified contact centers, and gives five reasons why it is imperative for contact centers to adapt a unified solution. Read on to learn how adopting such a solution can increase productivity, decrease costs, and enhance the customer experience, thereby increasing customer loyalty.

An integrated contact center is a complex contact center. With various systems linked together in one way or another, things like reporting...

performance bottleneck created by the Internet's poor routing and inefficient protocols and transform the Internet into a business-ready platform. As a result, IT can guarantee fast and reliable performance and high availability for enterprise SOA deployments delivered over the Internet to users located anywhere in the world, even when served from a single, centralized data center. Plus, the enterprise can focus on their core business and technical competencies to...

tools, 10-Gig network can be monitored comprehensively and cost-effectively. The latest Internet phenomenon Web 2.0 is transforming the World Wide Web from a collection of static portals to a dynamic interactive medium ideally suited for commerce, advertising, grass-root content creation, as well as on-demand multimedia consumption.

Besides the critical mass in broadband adoption and wireless accessibility, an important enabling factor for Web 2.0 is the commoditization of...

Read this white paper and learn how ECHO's direct digital integration with Cisco's VoIP network enables the pooling of voice VLAN ports through SPAN or RSPAN. ECHO's direct digital integration with Cisco's VoIP network enables the pooling of voice VLAN ports through SPAN or RSPAN. ECHO™ then groups and monitors these ports according to the customer's business strategies.

ECHO™ interfaces directly to Cisco's IP telephony...

This paper outlines the requirement for 100G technologies and introduces fundamental underlying technologies that enable the support of 100G. Large-scale networks are challenged increasingly by bandwidth constraints of the backbone network while attempting to accommodate demands for new, high-speed services. The aggregation of 10GbE on IP routers, coupled with fiber plant exhaust, necessitates 100 Gb/s ports on DWDM equipment and 100GbE ports for switch-to-...

experienced by combining inContact’s on-demand platform and integrated with customer CRM software from salesforce.com. Read on to learn more about these benefits and learn how your company can experience the same results.

Until November 2008, self-storage operator Extra Space Storage Inc. was handling overflow phone calls for its hundreds of storage facilities the same way that its customers handle their overflow storage needs: outsourcing. Then the firm switched to an in...

activities in both their Microsoft Outlook in-boxes and Web browsers. Continue reading to learn all of the benefits that not only the sales team experienced from switching to SAP® software but also how the marketing team has benefitted as well.

Eclipse Aviation Corporation, manufacturer of the world’s first very light jet, wanted to better support its sales force in their pursuit of high-value orders. Building on an original implementation of SAP® software to integrate core...

storage using Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series arrays and Dell PowerConnect™ switches.

The recent availability of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) and the expected enhanced Ethernet standards such as Data Center Bridging (DCB) present an opportunity for administrators to transition to a consolidated Ethernet infrastructure. This paper shows how enterprises may make the transition to 10GbE for storage using Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series arrays and Dell...

storage using Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series arrays and Dell PowerConnect™ switches.

The recent availability of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) and the expected enhanced Ethernet standards such as Data Center Bridging (DCB) present an opportunity for administrators to transition to a consolidated Ethernet infrastructure. The reference architecture illustrated in this article shows how enterprises may make the transition to 10GbE for storage using Dell™...

a virtual capacity that is both distance-independent and dynamically scalable. View now to learn the cost- and productivity benefits this approach can offer your organisation.

Organisations are constantly searching for ways to save money and improve efficiencies without compromising quality or delivery of services to their users. And when it comes to data centres, many organisations are leveraging the cloud to minimise latency and increase throughput.

In less than six...

networks. Changing business practices, regulatory demands and an explosive growth in vulnerabilities are driving enterprises to control who may be admitted to the corporate network and what resources, servers, applications, stored data and the like they may access. Businesses have essentially begun proactively enforcing corporate access policies because the risks are just too high to simply trust that all users will adhere to security and access policies on their own.

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needs of your network, including application delivery and mobility. ...