NBASE-T

Today is the 17 year anniversary of my first video download. In September 1999, I was so excited to use the new robust 802.11a for an incredible 11 mbps download. Do you remember wireless networking 1999? Back then, if you had challenges at 11 mbps to download a video what did you do? You went to lo…

One of the most daunting aspects of updating your wireless network to the 802.11ac Wave 2 standard is that much of your infrastructure won’t be wired to handle the increased speed of your new network. It’s sort of like having a bullet train, but not having the tracks. Where does this leave you? One…

The challenge of trying to make a good visual for technology resides somewhere in the ability to tell a story and/or leverage a metaphor. As I dug into the logic around why we needed interim speeds to preserve the accelerating capabilities arriving for mobility…I recalled my favorite pastime as a bo…

As more and more users and devices are connecting to the network via WiFi, Cisco has been focused on creating the best wired network to enable mission critical wireless: In 2013, we introduced Catalyst 3850 & 3650 Stackable Converged Access Switches for wired & wireless networks. These swit…