VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) In switch devices, virtual local networks are used to reduce broadcast areas and divide them into different networks. This network model is a logical configuration created by the network administrator on the switch device. Switch...

Decoding Cisco Business Switch Model Numbers: A Comprehensive Guide Cisco Business Switches (CBS) are designed to meet diverse networking requirements, offering various features across different series. The model numbers of these switches provide insights into their specifications and capabilities. This...

Next Generation Wireless Networks: Software Defined Networks To explain the subject more effectively, let’s consider a scenario: My job involves transmitting data and managing this process through message types. There are various devices at each layer that control these messages....

SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKS (SDN) Software-Defined Networking (SDN) can be briefly defined as the physical separation of the network control plane from the routing-data plane, where one control plane controls several devices. For example, Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches (C9500-24Y4C) are ideal...

Mapping Your Network: A Guide to Network Topologies and Their Benefits A properly streamlined network is equivalent to a finely-tuned machine. How you lay out your network devices, which is termed the network topology, affects everything from speed and reliability...

The Perfect Combination of Power and Data: The Magic of POE Power over Ethernet, widely known as PoE, is a technology that enables power and data to travel on an Ethernet cable, which simplifies the setup by removing the need...

What are firewalls & how does it work to provide internet security? Firewalls are key to network security, like the dedicated bouncers of our external networks (untrusted)/our internal networks/unknowable(we trust?). Think of a firewall as one such security checkpoint at...

ROUTERS A router is a network communication device used to connect two or more logically and physically different networks. These devices are control center devices that compare the destination address information in the header of packets between networks with the...