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Published on: October 2008
Type of content: WHITE PAPER
Format: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
Length: 30 pages
Price: FREE

Overview:
Today's IT organizations are need a data center LAN design that meets the growing performance demands of users and network-centric applications from a variety of locations. It must also economically scale and flexibly accommodate new computing trends and IT initiatives without an entire redesign.

This white paper delves into LAN infrastructure designs that enable secure, high-performance, highly available LAN services. Also included are considerations and recommendations for branch LANs of all sizes, so you can choose the approach that allows your IT shop to best leverage these features:

• High port densities, wire-speed connectivity and HA in compact platforms
  
• End-to-end QoS required for sensitive and bandwidth-hungry applications such as VoIP
  
• Reuced carbon footprint in the wiring closet, and lower power and cooling requirements