Routers & Bridges • Routers & Bridges • Typical applications • Use a router to transmit data between multiple LANs running the same protocol but with different network identities (see diagram below). Use a bridge to separate a LAN with high am...

...FRADs), frame routers, bridges, or switches. • Frame routers. • Frame routers translate existing data-communications protocols for transmission over a Frame-Relay network, then route the data across the network to another frame router or o...

...as protocol converters, routers, firewalls, encryption, voice compression, etc. Although a gateway is an essential feature of most routers, other devices, such as a PC or server, can also function as a gateway. • KVMoIP switch • A KVMoIP switch cont...

...found on most types of network equipment, including NICs, switches, routers, and media converters. Because these devices are totally backwards compatible with other Ethernet devices, all you need to do to reap energy savings is to swap out devices.

...a print server and a router to send and receive e-mails. • If you send e-mails and make appointments with your customers you surely need to have the correct time on your computer. Computer clocks are not as accurate as they should be. A time serv...

...hubs, switches, or routers), you need to direct the bundles overhead, vertically, and horizontally. • Ladder Rack • A popular choice for overhead cable routing is a ladder rack. Ladder racks come in many varieties. They can run along a wall sup...

...but they can make a router lock up or a switch require rebooting. Power problems are actually more common than you may know. For instance: • 34% of network downtime is because of bad power (IBM study). • 99% of power problems are brownouts (low ...

...your servers, switches, routers, and other network equipment plus the climate control equipment at your main data center. Even though you may be local, when problems occur in the middle of the night, headquarters can seem very far away. • The ideal ...