I have a new project that we are considering to use IE3400 Heavy Duty series switches to support the remote field sites. I have few design questions:Our network architecture includes a main hub site with core switches (standard Cat-9500 stack) and 22...

We're establishing an internal, distinct wireless network for a research partner with multiple lab spaces and various WiFi-enabled devices, including research laptops, tablets, and wireless field devices across our campus. Our objective is to ensure ...

I am engaging a large manufacturing campus network redesign project. There are around 50 buildings in that 3,000-acre campus. There are couple of software applications (e.g. MES and Historian) are used by almost all manufacturing control systems in m...

I am engaging a very large new smart campus (around 10 sqm, 20 large buildings, 2 train stations, multiple bus stations, and lots of audio visual devices) network design competition recently. Some system integrator proposed the Corning One GPON/XGPON...

I am working on designing a small but high availability industrial network that topology could be a "Start (hub & spoke)" or "Ring (DLR)" (TBD, all DCS with dual NICs). May I know what's the highest performance (lowest system down time) network desig...