Standing in the networking aisle of an electronics retail store, anybody could mistakenly pick up a router instead of an Ethernet switch or vice versa. The product packages as well as the devices ...

Whenever you see a box with a few Ethernet ports, it’s either referred to as a router, or a switch, sometimes people will even use the word “hub”! Fortunately, it’s simpler than it may seem. A router ...

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Sorry if this is a stupid question, I’ve done a lot of googling and searched this forum but I know that doesn’t mean the question hasn’t been asked and answered before. Setup: Orbi RBK53 system (1 ...

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Your Ethernet cable isn't the bottleneck, and upgrading it won't fix your internet ...

Before Wi-Fi became ubiquitous, Ethernet was the way to link devices together. By running Ethernet cables in a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), you could send traffic back and ...

With the adoption of the Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) standard, latency will increase. This can compromise the use of EEE switches in low latency applications, such as High Performance Computing.

This article is part of the TechXchange: Time for Time-Sensitive Networking. Also check out more of coverage of Electronica 2022. A new series of switch chips rolled out by Marvell brings ...