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 ...

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) ...