Hardware Platforms and Infrastructure Voice and Data Networking   Data Switching Suite   LAN Switching Solutions Selection   PBX Solutions Data Switching Suite The explosive growth of the Internet has resulted in an insatiable thirst for more bandwidth. There is an unprecedented increase in the demand for faster, bigger, more reliable data packet networks. Campus LAN networks and the WAN technology connecting those LANs to the Internet, virtual private networks (VPNs), and other global systems will all be critical to the success of existing and emerging businesses. WAN Access Concentrator technology consolidates multiple traffic types, such as voice, video, and data, via a range of interfaces such as frame relay, Ethernet, serial, and IP, over an ATM network - all driving the need for more and more bandwidth. The Data Switching Suite model will help you select a campus-wide LAN switching system. You can use it to evaluate wide-area 'edge routing' products, VPNs, data routing and support, and policy management.  Back to Top LAN Switching Solutions Selection The demand for more bandwidth, driven by the explosive growth of the Internet, intranet and extranets, has resulted in a paradigm shift from shared-media LANs to switched LANs. But the marketplace for switches is still maturing, and the dominance by established LAN vendors is being challenged by a number of start-ups with innovative solutions. Industry consolidation is ongoing and it is difficult to determine which vendors and architectures will emerge as the clear winners  Back to Top PBX Solutions The structure of the Enterprise PBX market is changing substantially. The requirement to support new media types (including video, broadband, multiple communications networks, multiple fabric transports and the Internet) coupled with the constant drive to reduce costs associated with PBX solutions will accelerate the evolution of communication architectures. The traditional Enterprise PBX vendors have responded to these changes and are evolving their traditional platforms and distribution channels to cope with the new architectures and paradigms. With massive installed bases, substantial technical resources, and well-developed distribution channels, the major players in the voice premise switching market will most likely remain stable, although their traditional product lines will undergo radical evolution through 2003. The PBX Solution model will help you choose the optimal solution for your enterprise - and understand the evolving product line of each vendor.  Back to Top