[What Are] PortChannels

[What Are] PortChannels

by | May 12, 2025 | Blog

Network engineers love throwing around terms like LAG, EtherChannel, MC-LAG – and somewhere in the mix, you’ll hear PortChannel. But what exactly is a PortChannel, and where does it fit into modern data center design? Let’s break it down in a way that makes...
[What Is] VLAN & VXLAN

[What Is] VLAN & VXLAN

by | Apr 2, 2025 | Blog

Let’s start with an analogy – a busy airport. Thousands of passengers, dozens of terminals, countless gates. Now imagine trying to direct all that traffic – keeping passengers moving smoothly, without ending up at the wrong destination.  That’s what modern...
[What Is] Whitebox Networking?

[What Is] Whitebox Networking?

by | Mar 24, 2025 | Blog

A deep dive into open-source & SONiC Solutions One of the many challenges in modern networking is the big decision, between vendor-locked and open-source solutions.  While entry prices for vendor-locked solutions seem viable, they can become unbearable in the long...
[What Is] BGP EVPN?

[What Is] BGP EVPN?

by | Mar 12, 2025 | Blog

As is always the case, businesses and service providers rely on and require networks that need to be fast, scalable, and resilient. However, as networks grow, they all kinds of challenges—from managing multi-location connectivity to ensuring efficient data flow and...