Wireless standards documents can be hundreds of pages long and fraught with technical minutiae. But the important highlights generally boil down to a short list of talking points that differentiate one standard from its predecessor. With the buzz about the latest Wi-Fi standard — 802.11ax, also known as Wi-Fi 6 — it\’s worth examining the

Network practitioners have used virtual LANs for years to link pieces of an application and isolate its data from other applications that use a different set of VLANs. But VLANs have some limitations that inhibit their use in large data centers and cloud environments. How VLANs work A VLAN creates an overlay network on top

A computer network is an interconnected system of devices, represented as network nodes, that share information, data and resources among each other. Depending on the network type, devices can be as simple as computers or smartphones that connect into a network. Larger networks use devices like routers and switches to create the underlying network infrastructure.

When comparing a wireless access point vs. a router, several distinct differences start to emerge. While both devices support wireless network connectivity and may perform similar roles, the two devices are more like cousins than twins. When deploying a new Wi-Fi architecture, the choice between a wireless AP and router depends on key factors, like