The system enables highly scalable and flexible
distributed switching of computer signals via standard IP-based networks and over existing network infrastructures.
The main advantage of the new proposed technique consists in equally
distributed switching and conduction losses among two branches.
Now that 80 percent or more of the traffic is not local, the optimization shifts from deeply
distributed switching and routing to cost-optimized, high-capacity transport with the required quality of service.
They include:<p>* Automated provisioning of virtual and physical server connectivity;<p>* A
distributed switching and system management architecture;<p>* Self-healing functionality, in which switching and routing applications are distributed across multiple modules in the event of a module failure; <p>* Multiple discovery methods, such as Cisco Discovery Protocol and LLDP-MED, to identify and provision services to IP phones and wireless access points from major vendors; <p>Copyright 2009 IDG Middle East.
Before deploying the campus wireless network, HTIBI investigated other systems on the market but opted for Trapeze's Smart Mobile because of the
distributed switching architecture.
For resilient
distributed switching, approximately 20 stackable 3Com 5500G Layer 2/3/4 gigabit switches were deployed in the core, with about 100 more placed in other campus buildings during phase two.
Jersey Telecom was reportedly one of the first adopters of Intelligent SMS Routing (ISR), the next-generation messaging infrastructure invented by Telsis, which combines purpose-built carrier-grade
distributed switching with centralised management and control to enable messaging throughput up to the radio bandwidth of the mobile network.
The Soul network is a fully converged video, voice and data IP-based network with
distributed switching throughout regional Australia.
A portable solution can involve high-density electronic modules in portable cabinets or hand-carried
distributed switching units.
Additionally, Cisco's IPv6 Phase II solution introduces comprehensive security support, scalable routing, management services and
distributed switching. Cisco is also demonstrating forthcoming IPv6 Phase III capabilities including native support for the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol for large-scale deployments and hardware-accelerated IPv6 forwarding on the Cisco 12000 Series Internet Router at the IPv6 Forum Summit in Japan on December 3rd.
Telsis Intelligent SMS Routing reportedly combines purpose-built carrier-grade
distributed switching with centralised management and control to enable messaging throughout up to the radio bandwidth of the mobile network.