"LAN" news, interviews, and features

News about LAN

• Aruba partners with Siemens for network integration

  Partnership aims to bridge the IT and operational technology worlds

• U.S. Internet connection speeds still lag behind other developed nations

  The average U.S. Internet connection speed continues to lag, according to the latest State of the Internet report.

• Config error at Boston-area hosting company takes down Reddit, others

  A Boston-area hosting provider briefly knocked several large services and websites offline Tuesday night, thanks to a configuration error.

• IT pros blast Google over Android's refusal to play nice with IPv6

  Widespread popularity of Android devices and the general move to IPv6 has put some businesses in a tough position.

• Chipmakers lay groudwork for faster and smarter data center switches

  Broadcom's latest system-on-a-chip purports to double the performance for data center virtualization overlays, such as VXLANs

• Qualcomm, Intel and Brocade join group pushing 2.5G, 5G Ethernet

  The NBASE-T Alliance on Monday announced a dozen new members, including big names like Intel, Qualcomm and Brocade.

Features about LAN

• Inside the bold plan to bring gigabit fiber to Detroit

  One startup is bringing a Google Fiber-like broadband offering to Detroit. Here's why that might not be as crazy as it sounds.

• SDN for Wi-Fi? OpenFlow-enabling the wireless LAN brings new levels of agility

  Why SDN can have a transformative power on networks...

• What to look for in an SDN controller

  There's no model for exactly what an SDN controller should be, no standards an SDN controller must adhere to

• Networking gets faster, more media-savvy

  At CES 2011, networking vendors are touting products that let you access movies, music, and photos on any screen, anywhere.