Networking
The Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC) has announced this week that the next-generation interconnection consortium has grown to 55 members. And as the group works towards developing the initial version of their ultra-fast Ethernet standard, they have released some of the first technical details on the upcoming standard. Formed in the summer of 2023, the UEC aims to develop a new standard for interconnection for AI and HPC datacenter needs, serving as a de-facto (if not de-jure) alternative to InfiniBand, which is largely under the control of NVIDIA these days. The UEC began to accept new members back in November, and just in five months' time it gained 45 new members, which highlights massive interest for the new technology. The consortium now boasts 55 members and...
5th Generation WiFi: 802.11ac, "Gigabit" WiFi Primer
Five years have passed since the first 802.11n devices implementing a draft of the now-finalized specification hit the market. Over the years 802.11n support has become ubiquitous in the...
39 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/5/2012Broadcom Announces Family of 802.11ac Chipsets & 5G WiFi Brand
If you've read our 802.11ac primer you already know that the fifth generation of WiFi is something to be excited about. At 433Mbps of bandwidth per stream with expected...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/5/2012Gigabyte's G1.Assassin 2 X79 Motherboard Features Killer NIC
Previously offered on their G1.Sniper board, Qualcomm Atheros announced that their Killer E2100 NIC would once again make an appearance in Gigabyte's top gaming board, the X79-based G1.Assassin 2...
12 by Jason Inofuentes on 11/30/2011Qualcomm Atheros Acquires Bigfoot Networking
It feels like just yesterday that I was finishing up the review of Bigfoot Networks' Killer Wireless-N 1102, but in fact it has been a whole three weeks. My...
5 by Jarred Walton on 9/1/2011Hands-On Powerline Networking: How Well (Or Not) Are Latest-Generation Devices Working?
Call me a Luddite, but I've always found the whole idea of setting up a dedicated wired connection just to get an AC-powered gadget connected to the network to...
53 by Brian Dipert on 9/1/2011Bigfoot’s Killer-N 1102 Wireless Networking vs. the World
The world of wireless networking products has been slowly advancing over the past decade or so. We started at 11Mbps 802.11b and 54Mbps 802.11a in 1999, added 54Mbps 802.11g...
52 by Jarred Walton on 8/10/2011Netgear 3DHD Wireless Home Theatre Networking Kit
NETGEAR has introduced their latest 4x4 MIMO wireless bridge device designed specifically for video data. This isn't an area where we've focused a lot of time in the past...
37 by Cameron Butterfield on 2/25/2011Netgear @ CES 2011
Instead of the usual booth at CES, Netgear opted for private demo suites at the Marriot this time around. They also had a press conference on Tuesday, which I...
5 by Ganesh T S on 1/7/201110G Ethernet: More Than a Big Pipe
If you are looking to improve your virtualized datacenter, 10Gb Ethernet really deserves your attention. It delivers more than twice as much bandwidth as quad-port gigabit, lower latency, lower...
38 by Johan De Gelas on 11/24/2010Netgear AV Series Set for Expansion
The first half of 2010 saw Netgear get started on their AV Series product line. Their intent was to create a set of products to enhance the consumer's home...
27 by Ganesh T S on 8/25/2010Powerline Networking with the Western Digital Livewire
Almost all CE devices sold in the market today have some sort of connection to the Internet as well as the home network. The consumers' need to transfer data...
32 by Ganesh T S on 8/24/2010Bigfoot Networks Announces 3rd Gen Killer NIC: Killer 2100
This month Bigfoot Networks will be releasing the next in their line of KIller NICs: the Killer 2100. The 2100 will be replacing last year's Killer Xeno Pro, and...
79 by Ryan Smith on 5/11/2010EVGA Killer Xeno Pro: The Impact of Network Offloading
Bigfoot Networks has a new generation of more affordable high performance network cards. These add some features beyond the original, but are they worth it?
122 by Derek Wilson on 7/3/2009TRENDnet TEW-633GR: 802.11n Draft 2.0 to the Rescue
We provide an an early glimpse of Draft N 2.0 performance with the TRENDnet TEW-633GR.
13 by Kris Boughton on 10/26/2007BigFoot Networks Killer NIC: Killer Marketing or Killer Product?
Our review of the Killer NIC raises more questions than answers.
87 by Gary Key on 10/31/2006D-Link DIR-625: Another Draft N Router comes up short
Our review of the D-Link DIR-625 RANGEBOOSTER N router reveals a solid design that is dogged by the current performance of Draft N chipsets.
15 by Gary Key on 9/20/2006Draft N Router Coverage: When the "n" in 802.11n really means "not yet"
Our first look at Draft N routers from NETGEAR, Belkin, and Linksys shows promising speeds yet disappointing overall results.
22 by Gary Key on 8/30/2006Gigabyte GN-WMAG01
Gigabyte Technology is another company branching out from their core product line into the consumer network space. Lets see how their wireless PC Card, the GN-WMAG01 performs...
7 by Brian Ng on 9/15/2004Gigabyte 802.11g VPN Wireless Router
Gigabyte is not generally known for its networking products. To compete against other, more popular brands, Gigabyte produces the GN-BR404W. Find out about Gigabyte's first attempt at...
9 by Brian Ng on 8/21/2004ASUS GigaX1108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
ASUS is a relatively new player in the field of consumer networking products. Today, we will be looking at their GigaX1108.
12 by Brian Ng on 8/10/2004