From the access point to the switch, it’s a different story. Symbol encapsulates the entire 802.11 frame in a standard 802.3 Ethernet frame. The list of tunneling types doesn’t end there; some vendors ...

Now that the industry has some early wireless LAN switch test results under its belt, you can start getting a feel for the respective strengths of individual “thin-access point” vendors. First, ...

The WLAN (wireless local area network) switch market just got a bit more crowded. This time the new entrant isn’t a startup but a convert from the gateway market, a segment sometimes viewed as a ...

To do that, however, the WLAN switch makers must alter the way APs work. The 802.11 standard defines how a radio pulls data packets out of the radio waves and sends them upstream into the network, ...

LONDON — Wireless LAN switch start up Trapeze Networks said Wednesday (June 11) it has completed a Series B funding raising $34 million, bringing the total investment in the company to $50 million.

"Up to now, the discussion has been about how big of a network you have to have before you need a switch," Simone said. "With this price point, we're saying that question isn't relevant." Trapeze ...

Extreme Networks Inc. and Trapeze Networks Inc. last week introduced switch-based enterprise wireless LAN products to get a jump in a market that analysts expect to get crowded—and soon. Another five ...

Foundry Networks Inc. plans to go beyond its copper/fiber roots next month when it launches enterprise wireless LAN access points, supporting several 802.11 flavors with features such as power over ...

As WiFi technology evolves, so do home networks. For those of us who use our own routers, rather than an internet provider’s hardware, there comes a time when a decision must be made: Is it worth ...

M/A-COM today announced the MASW-007921, a new DC-7 GHz SPDT RoHS compliant switch for applications that require low insertion loss and fast settling times over a wide frequency range. In many linear ...