...using a local area network (LAN) to extend and switch or route over an Ethernet network. The advantage is that all these options provide real-time experience for the users. • As organisations continue to expand, IP-based extension and switching...

...management • Corporate networks are complex systems of PCs, servers, printers, and the devices that connect them. Getting everything to work in harmony requires bundles of cables, and managing all those cables from inside a telecommunications close...

...floor. Once limited to networks in office environments, Ethernet has also proven to be a robust alternative to the RS-232 interfaces traditionally used with industrial devices such as programmable logic controllers. Ethernet brings speed, versatili...