Standing in the networking aisle of an electronics retail store, anybody could mistakenly pick up a router instead of an Ethernet switch or vice versa. The product packages as well as the devices ...

A network device that cross-connects clients, servers and network devices. Also known as a "frame switch," stand-alone LAN switches are common in Ethernet networks. A switch with four or more ports is ...

An Ethernet switch that supports quality of service (QoS) by recognizing the Type of Service (TOS) bits in the IP header. Some implementations of the switch also supply power to IP phones. See LAN ...