Standards should focus on interoperability among the various open source projects or cloud infrastructures and less on implementation. We still need standards, but the scope of standards needs to ...

In our last two newsletters we discussed what constitutes a standard as well as the role of standards. In this newsletter, we will discuss the standards process. Jim has participated on three ...

JULY 10, 2023– Since the mid to late 80s, cabling standards have been constantly evolving. Understanding the key performance differences of each new iteration can be confusing. To help bring clarity ...

Several important new standards for optical networking were adopted by the Geneva-based International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in November. The new standards provide the ability to combine ...

At Interop this month, we heard keynotes from two network vendors who are not only archrivals in a business sense but also in their approach to the market. Cisco represents market power, account ...