A network device that forwards traffic based on layer 3 information at very high speeds. Traditionally, routers, which inspect layer 3, were considerably slower than layer 2 switches. In order to ...

We have recently spoken about IP routing, but there is something else that needs our attention, and it is all about the types of routes found in a routers routing table. It might sound confusing but ...

What is Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)? Why learn about it? Why use it? ….. This article is going to be a “beginning”… an “introduction” into Bidirectional Forwarding Detection. First we ...

IP networks were not designed to repair failures in sub-second intervals, but applications such as VoIP increasingly are driving the need for rapid failure detection and correction. Traditional ...

Most major communications carriers are transitioning from traditional telecom networks that use T1/E1, ATM, SONET, or a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) variation to Carrier Ethernet (CE) ...