SUNNYVALE, Calif., 22 Dec. 2013. PCI Systems Inc. in Sunnyvale, Calif., is introducing the PCI_300.600 Iguana 3U VPX 26-port ruggedEthernet switch for aerospace and defense embedded computing applications inavionics, surface ships, submarines, and fixed sites. The Iguana 3U OpenVPX L2 enterprise Ethernet switch is for differentiated services, security through intelligent frame processing, and egress frame…
ComNet has introduced its distance-extending Ethernet over UTP or COAX device
Top Priority Sector: communications ComNet, Communication Networks of Danbury, Connecticut, a manufacturer of fiber optic transmission and networking equipment, has introduced a unique Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) device that can be used in any Ethernet device, and can extends distances over COAX or UTP cables to 3,000 feet. Read…
Extreme Networks, Inc. uses intelligent Ethernet switches on its physical security solutions
Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Extreme Networks, Inc. introduced on Sept. 24 an Ethernet-based physical security network solution designed to help reduce installation, operational costs and truck rolls, and simplify operations associated with networked physical security systems, including integrated alarms, IP surveillance cameras, door locks and related elements. Homepage position: 10…
Firms promised improved SLAs when using Carrier Ethernet WANs
Bob Metcalfe, the father of the Ethernet, helped launch the latest Carrier Ethernet-based WANs at NetEvents last week which promised improved service level agreements. Metcalfe and his team at 3Com brought about the first Ethernet networks for LAN connections in 1973, and almost 40 years later oversaw the launch of…
Extreme Networks prepares to ship ‘world’s fastest Ethernet switch’
Extreme Networks’ latest switch, the BlackDiamond X8, billed as the “fastest Ethernet switch in the world”, went on general release this week with shipments expected to go out during the first half of February. The BlackDiamond X8 takes up one-third of a data centre rack and has a switching capacity…