Modern data centers demand high scalability, advanced network segmentation, and seamless workload mobility—especially in environments with virtual machines and containers. VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN) meets these needs by extending Layer 2 networks over a Layer 3 infrastructure, enabling connectivity between physical and virtual servers without the limitations of traditional VLANs. Challenges...
Certifying a company’s products according to specific standards is a crucial process that brings a variety of benefits to both the company and its customers, as well as to society at large. Have certified products involves evaluating and ensuring that a product meets the requirements set by an external authority or organization. These standards are often related to quality, safety, performance,...
In today’s enterprise landscape, network security has become a top priority. As cyber threats grow increasingly sophisticated, it is crucial to ensure that only authorized devices and users can access the network. This is where 802.1X authentication, combined with Network Access Control (NAC) technologies, becomes indispensable. This article delves into how deploying 802.1X on switches...
Continuing the series of blogs posts on the most representative technologies to consider when selecting switches, this time we look at VLAN technology. VLANs arose from the need to isolate different stations operating on the same physical local network. In addition, VLANs isolate different broadcast domains and help stations to avoid support excessive broadcast traffic, saving bandwidth and...
In the boundless realm of telecommunications, making sure networks run efficiently and undisturbed is crucial. Today, we are going to focus on the fascinating Spanning Tree algorithm (STP) and its relationship with switching. We will find out how this unsung hero keeps our networks free from loops and running smoothly. The evolution of the Spanning Tree Protocol STP was developed by Radia...
Continuing our series of blog posts on the most representative technologies to consider when selecting switches, we will now address port & link aggregation technologies. Historical background on port & link aggregation In the evolution of Ethernet standards, each new generation typically saw a tenfold increase in capacity compared to the previous one: 10 megabits/s, 100Mbits/s,...
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