Meru's "virtualized wireless" is the equivalent of a network switch, not a hub. It allows the network manger to dedicate bandwidth out to each user. Arguably, there has been no hotter technology over ...

LAN technology recently passed a milestone — it has been around for 30 years, some of them tumultuous. But while the LAN seems ubiquitous now, there are those who think its future may be more troubled ...

Access-control lists, originally designed for routers to deny or admit packets entering a network from a WAN, have drawbacks in controlling a diverse group of users accessing LANs. ACLs have no ...

Nokia Aurelis Optical LAN is a next generation, fiber-based solution purpose-built to deliver simple, reliable and future-proof LAN connectivity for enterprises. Optical LAN uses up to 70% less ...

The aggressive use of new technology has always been a leading contributor to VARs' success. Now, more powerful wireless LAN technology is creating opportunities for VARs. But it also presents a ...

It can be hard to predict costs when planning a large-scale wireless LAN (WLAN). What impact does the new technology have on existing products, policies and procedures? Is there a significant learning ...

Most enterprise LAN switch vendors such as Alcatel, Allied Telesyn, Avaya, 3Com, Cisco, Dell, Enterasys, Extreme, Foundry, HP and Nortel include intelligent features such as Layer 3 and 4 access ...

Nortel Networks is teaming up with Trapeze Networks to start reselling the company’s wireless LAN (WLAN) equipment by midyear and later co-develop products with embedded Trapeze technology, the ...

DZS (DZSI) announced that The George, a hospitality venue in the heart of Tel Aviv, Israel, is leveraging DZS FiberLAN technology as the backbone of its next-generation communications infrastructure.

Wi-LAN Inc., a Canadian wireless network vendor, filed a patent lawsuit against Cisco Systems Inc. on Wednesday and is taking aim at much of the wireless LAN business as well as the emerging wireless ...