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Zyxel CX4800-56f review: 100G Switch with high redundancy

The Zyxel CX4800-56F is a high-density L3 aggregation optical switch in which the company pioneered the use of 100G ports: 8 QSFP28 100GbE uplinks complement 48 SFP+/SFP28 slots with 10/25gbe support, forming a single 56-port stack for traffic aggregation in campus and data centers factories. With a pass-through switching matrix of up to 4 Tbit/s and forwarding speeds of up to 2 billion packets per second, this switch confidently closes scenarios of highly loaded highways, where not only ...
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Configuring Zabbix for monitoring access points and Keenetic routers

If your company uses Zabbix for infrastructure monitoring, you can integrate Keenetic routers and access points into this platform by following our instructions. This greatly facilitates network maintenance and incident investigation. In all cases when I came across the use of Keenetic in business, none of the owners set up means of active monitoring of these devices, even if there were two or three dozen access points. There can be many reasons for this, ranging from banal laziness and lack ...
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Huawei NetEngine 8000 review: Exploring the features of SRv6

... example of a 10-gigabit router for small businesses and ... does not require external sensors: router service cards can receive key ... compact router with a fixed configuration has: 16 slots 10G/1G/ ... dB during operation, this router can be installed in the ... all devices connected to the router are located. network 10. ... the OSPF route between the router and the Internet firewall ... test the performance of the router, a stand was launched ... threads. Tests show that the router fully utilizes the physical speed ...
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10GBASE-T and SFP+. What is better for 10GBe networking?

10-Gigabit networks are becoming more accessible and in demand every day, and today this technology is of interest to everyone, except for large data centers, where it has been used for more than 10 years. In this article, we will look at both types of 10-Gigabit interfaces: optics and copper, and show you the advantages and disadvantages of both types of connectivity. The main direction of modernization of computer networks in recent years is the transition from a 1-Gigabit network to a 10- ...
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Why I gave up Mikrotik - 5 reasons that can affect everyone

Good-bye, dear friend! After 4 years of working with the Mikrotik router, I suddenly decided to finally restore order in the network infrastructure, and then it turned out that it has problems with the network, the switch slows down, updates are incompatible with previous ones, and technical support is silent. Mikrotik routers are bought when you need to achieve something more from the network infrastructure, for example, configure two dozen Firewall rules, enable DPI, divide several Internet ...
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Level One FBR-1411TX VPN router with DMZ port

The new VPN router from Level One is specially designed for small companies that need to protect the internal network as much as possible, but at the same time install a public FTP, Web or mail server. A hardware DMZ port, firewall, and support for up to 40 VPN tunnels is a great solution for small businesses. Today we will look at a 4-port VPN router for small offices from Level One. This router can become an indispensable network device for companies that need to provide secure access for ...