The world of Ethernet switching and routing used to be more predictable than just about any other part of the datacenter, but for the past decade the old adage – ten times the bandwidth for three times the cost – has not held. …
There are two sides to every server network connection coming out of the rack, and staunch competitors are vying to own as much of the circuitry real estate that drives those connections as they can possibly attain. …
The “Tomahawk” switch chips from Broadcom, which are based on the new 25G Ethernet standard crafted by hyperscalers, are starting to appear in more and more devices. …
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