Designing a resilient network is more than just adding redundancy. You must understand business needs, then incorporate the level of redundancy required to create a resilient network. I've been doing ...

Industrial network protocols include EtherNet/IP, Ethernet Powerlink, EtherCAT, Modbus-TCP, Profinet, SERCOS III, and the list is still growing. How do you select an industrial network protocol that ...

The word redundancy is thrown around often in today's communications equipment sector. And, for the most part, this term is used to describe systems that deliver the coveted 99.999 percent (five nines ...

Wireless solutions are often thought to be tainted by susceptibility to interference and lack of reliability. Despite recent technical improvements, wireless transmission technology still elicits ...

In industrial environments, network downtime frequently results in costly delays, production losses, and even potential danger to employees. That's why resiliency is crucial in industrial Ethernet ...

When network complexity, uptime demands and cybersecurity requirements grow, the switch you choose can make or break your ...

David Davis explains how to configure EtherChannel to increase your bandwidth and provide redundancy on a Cisco network. In my previous article on the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), I ...

An enterprise campus generally refers to a network in a specific geographic location. It can be within one building or span multiple buildings near each other. A campus network also includes the ...