Ethernet switches’ and ethernet splitters’ names and functions are similar. However, they perform two different tasks with dramatically different results.

In the home or office, the Ethernet switch functions as a central station connecting computers, printers and every other wired device to each other. The switch is also wired to the router and ...

Switches connect network segments, providing full-duplex communication, valuable network performance data and efficient use of network bandwidth.

Along with its incredible speed, bandwidth and flexibility, industrial Ethernet comes with routers, switches and over 20 years of growing features and functions from the commercial and industrial ...

An Ethernet switch is like a telephone operator: a signal from your Internet provider goes from the modem to your switch and the switch dispatches the signal to the appropriate device.

WAYNE, N.J. In keeping with its credo to reduce costs in enterprise networking designs, Adtran will release a set of Ethernet boxes this week that collapse switching, routing, firewall, and VPN ...

Do note, however, that switches will require an AC power source to function whereas splitters do not. When shopping for a switch, beware Ethernet hubs, which look identical, but are inferior.

The Aruba CX 10000 switch integrates a DPU from Pensando that helps support firewall, DDoS, encryption, network-address translation, load balancing, network telemetry, and automation.

For the full year, which is perhaps the best way to judge the switch and router markets given how boomy and busty sales into the hyperscalers and cloud builders can be, Ethernet switch sales rose by ...