While most people who build their own computer from chips want the finished product to do something useful, there’s something to be said about a huge bank of switches and a bunch of blinkenlights.

Recent announcements by all the once-and-future leaders of the network switch market have made it clear: In order to support the business, networks need to be more intelligent. That intelligence ...

Switches manage traffic, accepting packets from one location and forwarding that data to the appropriate network segment or destination. This creates the network "fabric" that interconnects servers ...

Microscopic switches that route light signals between computer chips like tiny traffic conductors could help make faster, more efficient electronics. Light waves can carry information more easily than ...