The way a switch learns Ethernet (MAC) addresses is by inspecting the Ethernet frame and recording the source MAC address in a dynamic table. The switch will also associate a learned MAC address with a port. It can then make intelligent forwarding decisions based on the destination MAC address. This white paper illustrates the process. 

With application lifecycle management (ALM) software and development tool integrations you can bridge the global gaps of your software development team. Read this paper to discover how you can increase consistency and repeatability as well as standardize QA and development. 

This Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to IT tools shows how you can use software and systems to improve the running of your IT department. 

Using modern-day Agile techniques such as automation and cloud hosting solutions, today’s IT leaders have opportunities to reap better returns on their ALM investments. In this issue, experts will share source code control system automation strategies, hosting options for code repositories and trends in requirements management tools. 

Constant product innovation has contributed to a thriving equipment-manufacturing industry, however, fewer time-saving tools are available to QA than developer groups. As a result, testing is becoming an innovation barrier. This paper examines the innovation barrier: its causes, effects, & what’s needed to restore the vigorous pace of innovation. 

Read this expert e-guide to explore collaborative practices that agile teams are using to minimize requirements churn and become familiar with some of the commercial and open source requirements management tools available today. 

<p>DevOps, new tools for improved automation and release management, are taking the software development world by storm. Read this detailed white paper for a comparison of the 11 top vendors in this new space. Learn the strengths and weaknesses of each competitor and determine which one would best suit your development team's needs.</p> 

Modern application lifecycle management (ALM) tools should enable support for all phases of the application lifecycle and collaboration amongst all stakeholders. Read this paper to learn how to deliver high-quality, timely, cost-effective applications using modern ALM tools. 

Addresses need for high reliability and data sync to multiple device platforms. Avoids need for a DBA, and reduces development effort by simplifying performance optimisation and back end connectivity. Works with standard development tools and languages. 

Read this white paper to weigh the pros and cons of using Git to develop open source software. Learn how its ability to provide local repositories with repository replications makes it architecturally more scalable than many software change and configuration management (SCCM) systems if you use it within an enterprise-ready SCCM context. 

Read this paper to find out why the FAA's System Wide Information Management program selected four open source service-oriented architecture (SOA) components to combine with its other development and management tools to create an enterprise infrastructure that will be deployed between 2010 and 2015 to support NextGen satellite air traffic control.