Routers and network switches aren't the same hardware—depending on your setup, you may need both.

Modern networks are critical for any enterprise. Networks deliver business applications, multimedia messages and key data to end users around the world. A fundamental element that networks have in ...

Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus on ...

Computer networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. took the opportunity at this year’s Open Compute Project Global Summit to showcase a host of updates to its portfolio of network chips and switches for ...

A computer network as we usually visualize it involves various cables (Ethernet, fiber optic, coaxial) connecting to appliances like routers and switches, which direct data packets where they need to ...