A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, Ethernet switch, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge) is networking hardware that connects devices...

A multilayer switch (MLS) is a computer networking device that switches on OSI layer 2 like an ordinary network switch and provides extra functions on...

Network switching subsystem (NSS) (or GSM core network) is the component of a GSM system that carries out call out and mobility management functions for...

packet switching is a method of grouping data into short messages in fixed format, i.e. packets, that are transmitted over a digital network. Packets...

Circuit switching is a method of implementing a telecommunications network in which two network nodes establish a dedicated communications channel (circuit)...

The public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the aggregate of the world's telephone networks that are operated by national, regional, or local telephony...

similar to the VMware vNetwork distributed vswitch or Cisco Nexus 1000V. Open vSwitch can operate both as a software-based network switch running within a virtual...

exchange, telephone switch, or central office is a central component of a telecommunications system in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or in large...

A stackable switch is a network switch that is fully functional operating standalone but which can also be set up to operate together with one or more...

across a distributed network, but did not include routers with software switches, nor the idea that users, rather than the network itself, would provide...

A modular switch or chassis switch is a type of network switch which can be configured using field-replaceable units. These units, often referred to as...

The Defense Red Switch Network (DRSN) is a dedicated telephone network which provides global secure communication services for the command and control...

Centrifugal switch Company switch Crossbar switch Dead man's switch Fireman's switch Hall-effect switch Inertial switch Isolator switch Key switch Kill switch Latching...

California. The company designs and sells multilayer network switches to deliver software-defined networking (SDN) for large datacenter, cloud computing, high-performance...

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pairs of nodes. Examples: In a network where routing is controlled by a telephone switch or network switch, switching in which the routes between given...

The Defense Switched Network (DSN) is a primary information transfer network for the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) of the United States Department...

the Nintendo Switch 2 video game console. The Nintendo Switch 2 is also backward compatible with most of the original Nintendo Switch's software. For...

Switched fabric or switching fabric is a network topology in which network nodes interconnect via one or more network switches (particularly crossbar switches)...

protocols. Some networks are able to dynamically change their logical topology through configuration changes to their routers and switches. The transmission...

In the computer storage field, a Fibre Channel switch is a network switch compatible with the Fibre Channel (FC) protocol. It allows the creation of a...

A network bridge is a computer networking device that creates a single, aggregate network from multiple communication networks or network segments. This...

Context switch, performed by an operating system in response to an interrupt Packet switch, a component in a packet-switched data network Network switch, a...

can be found in the core or border of a network. Multilayer switch: a switch that, in addition to switching on OSI layer 2, provides functionality at...

In a packet switched network, burst switching is a capability in which each network switch extracts routing instructions from an incoming packet header...

A fully switched network is a computer network which uses only network switches rather than Ethernet hubs on Ethernet networks. The switches provide a...

Crossover switch Crossbar switch Clos network a non blocking crossover switch that needs fewer than N² switches Nonblocking minimal spanning switch and signal...

also acts as a repeater for the data flow. In a typical network the hub can be a network switch, Ethernet hub, wireless access point or a router The star...

two endpoints (e.g. multiple connections between two network switches or two ports on the same switch connected to each other). The loop creates broadcast...

most network switch manufacturers had included aggregation capability as a proprietary extension to increase bandwidth between their switches. Each manufacturer...