buffer

August 15, 2016

DATA CENTER

5 Features To Consider When Buying a Top of Rack Switch

I was playing Pokémon GO the other day, and I realized how new technologies and applications are being launched every day, rapidly reshaping how we connect, play, and live. Technologies that were only dreams a few years ago, are now made into reality one after one in incredibly short amount of time,…

March 16, 2016

DATA CENTER

Moving to Cloud? Intelligent Buffer Matters!

Craig Huitema and Soni Jiandani blogged  about Cisco’s latest ASIC innovations for the Nexus 9K platforms and IDC did a write up and video. In this blog, I’ll expand on one component of the innovations, intelligent buffering. First let’s look at how switching ASICs maybe designed today. Most switchi…