Network Management and Diagnostics

Just Add Power Adds Remote Logging

2020-05-13T16:38:03Z

Just Add Power responds to the coronavirus (aka Covid-19) pandemic with the launch of EZLogger, a remote logging tool allowing layer-3 configured Just Add Power 3G systems to send diagnostic data to the company.

According to the company, unlike similar products on the market requiring constant monitoring to detect issues, EZLoggeer eliminates the need for remote monitoring. Available as part of the justOS B2.0.5 firmware update, EZLogger automatically sends Just Add Power the data the company needs to analyse issues, reducing on-site visits by installers.

Extron Certifies XTP DTP 24 Cables

2020-04-29T16:29:10Z

Extron announces the XTP DTP 24 shielded twisted pair cable is fully compatible with the MS-TestPro HDBaseT tester by MSolutions, a handheld device allowing installers to verify the signal integrity and stability of HDBaseT installations.

The tester includes quick and efficient signal analysis, built-in monitoring, logging and diagnostic capabilities, and comprehensive troubleshooting tools. Selecting the Extron cable profile compiles and summarises all parameters necessary to certify the link quality and status. Users can generate an HDBaseT report to certify link quality and status, and in turn save the report as a PDF file as part of system commissioning documentation.

Rebranded Ethernet Consortium Announces 800GbE Spec

2020-04-15T16:25:35Z

The 25 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium, the entity behind the 25, 50 and 100Gbps ethernet specifications, rebrands to the Ethernet Technology Consortium (ETC) and announces the next networking standard, 800 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE).

“Ethernet is evolving very quickly and as a group, we felt that having 25G in the name was too constraining for the scope of the consortium,” the organisation says. “We wanted to open that up so that the industry could have an organisation that could enhance ethernet specifications for new and developing markets.”

HPE Looks to Simplify 5G Deployments

2020-04-03T09:43:44Z

HPE announces an open source program to simplify the management of "big networks," or large-scale geographically distributed physical infrastructure deployments-- the Open Distributed Infrastructure Management initiative.

Launched in collaboration with Intel and with support from a number of industry leaders, including Apstra, Red Hat, Tech Mahindra and World Wide Technology, the program aims to simplify the rollout out of 5G networks across multiple sites equipped with infrastructure from multiple vendors and different generations of technology. The project is open source, set under the Linux Foundation, and will enable the end-to-end automated network management able to scale geographically while supporting multi-vendor deployment.

Juniper Monitors the Datacentre With Contrail

2019-11-14T16:53:11Z

Juniper adds network, server and workload monitoring, analytics and troubleshooting with Contrail Insights, a means to provide historical and real-time visiblity while cutting through layers of infrastructure.

Part of the Contrail Enterprise Multicloud solution, Contrail Insights adds provides fully integrated analytics to the single pane of glass, making for a seamless user experience with deep insight and visibility into datacentre network overlay-underlay correlation and multi-tenant resource usage. Machine learning-fed historical data and real-time streaming telemetry offer service-level and fine-grained observability, with a topology heatmap allowing operators to see the entire datacentre and easily inspect localised issues.

ADTRAN Intros SD-WAN for SMBs

2019-10-04T13:08:12Z

Open networking and subscriber experience software provider ADTRAN announces an SD-WAN solution for SMBs and distributed enterprises wanting to take advantage of cloud-based networking while keeping existing voice and security solutions in place.

The ADTRAN SD-WAN platform offers both outbound and inbound quality of service (QoS), seamless connectivity and control of cloud applications and voice services. It automatically detects business and critical performance-sensitive traffic without need for manual policy setup, enabling all future cloud applications to integrate into the business without manual intervention.

Additionally, the solution delivers end-to-end visibility as it measures each connection from any location on the network to ADTRAN gateways at any other location. Identifying application traffic in real-time allows it to detect and automatically adjust according to the performance needs of the applications currently in use.

Cato Networks Intros Hands-Free Management

2019-07-25T15:31:00Z

Cato Networks announces Hands-Free Management for Cato Cloud, a means for enterprises to offload network security and configuration and change management onto Cato or partners.

Hands-free management brings self-service, co-managed and fully-managed options to the global SD-WAN service, the company adds. Thus organisations will be able to move responsibility for network and security configuration to the expert staff at Cato or partners, while retaining network control through self-service and co-management models available in Cato Cloud.

TRENDnet Switches Get ERPS

2019-07-04T13:42:12Z

TRENDnet announces the addition of Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS) support to its line of industrial managed network switches, available via free firmware upgrade.

ERPS is an advanced form of ring topology. It links networks together for redundancy while protecting data flow. Essentially it functions in the same way as Rapid Spanning Treet Protocol (RSTP) or Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), but with the claim of reducing recovery time to less than 50 milliseconds. In case of broken network link, the ERPS in TRENDnet industrial switches can provide the most responsive fault tolerance.

Riverbed and Versa Team Up in SD-WAN

2019-06-13T13:31:00Z

Riverbed sets to expand further in SD-WAN with a global OEM agreement with Versa Networks bringing together Riverbed support and services with the Versa enterprise-class SD-WAN technology.

As a result, Riverbed will offer an expanded portfolio of SD-WAN solutions alongside Riverbed SteelConnect, including an enterprise offering leveraging the Versa Networks Secure Cloud IP software platform. The SD-WAN solution promises high scalability, a full stack of enterprise and carrier-grade routing and advanced security capabilities, all complementing the Riverbed SD-WAN, application acceleration and digital experience management solutions.

Pica8 Brings Automation to White Box Switches

2019-05-09T15:26:19Z

Automated open networking software vendor Pica8 announces Nymble-- an automation framework add-on for the PICOS Linux-based network operating system (NOS) for open, white box and brite box switches.

Nymble runs as a containerised virtual machine in either a private or public cloud, and uses the open-sources Ansible AWX web UI to run a large library of Ansible "Playbooks" for enterprise networking services. It operates through English-language commands, and allows users to activate dozens of switches at the push of a button to run inventory, turn up VLANs and MLAG and perform health checks of all PoE devices in an enterprise access network.