The purpose of the network layer is to help route messages between different local networks. Central to this layer is the concept of exclusive network addresses, where every terminal connected to the ...

“This is not an easy subject to talk about. There are so many protocols, and terms have evolved—even the way the word ‘Ethernet’ has been used,” states John Ditter, input/output product specialist ...

Terms can sometimes play tricks on the mind. Take EtherNet/IP, for example. Many people will read “IP” as internet protocol and think that EtherNet/IP refers to plain old, standard industrial Ethernet ...

Trying to understand every detail involved in creating an embedded product that communicates via Internet protocols can be a daunting task. These protocols were created for systems that generally have ...

Do you remember when we used multi-protocol routing for IPX, AppleTalk, and TCP/IP running on the same network? In the 1980s and early 1990s many enterprises had multiple protocols running on the ...

The iEthernet W5100, a 10/100 Ethernet controller, includes a hardwired TCP/IP core as well as a PHY interface. Based on the W3150A TCP/IP stack, which contains a future-proofed 10/100 Ethernet MAC, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Figure 1. A typical iSCSI SAN. There has been much discussion (and a good dose of confusion) ...

Chelsio Communications this week is crowing over the fact that The Ohio State University found that its 10 Gigabit Ethernet network interface card outperforms InfiniBand and Myrinet in server cluster ...

I have to say that I am very, VERY impressed with the quality of books that are being written by the folks at Micriµm – the one I just finished reading on TCP-IP still has my head buzzing! First of ...

The next generation of enterprise computing infrastructure is envisioned as a collection of standard, inexpensive, even disposable computing and storage components bound by specialised software into a ...