BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Switching
- the simultaneous sale and purchase of contracts in futures with different expiration dates, as for example, when a business decides that it would like to take delivery of a commodity earlier or later than originally contracted
Wiktionary Definition for: Switching
- present participle of switch
- the transference of an investment from one fund to another
- the movement of a locomotive from one track to another
Additional Resources
- Estimation Of Markov Regime-Switching Regression Models With Endogenous Switching
- Following Hamilton (1989), estimation of Markov regime-switching regressions nearly always relies on the assumption that the latent state variable controlling the regime change is exogenous. One can relax this assumption and develop two techniques to estimate Markov-switching models with endogenous switching. The first extends the endogenous switching models in Maddala...
- White papers 2003-06-01
- 3Com Details Token Ring Switching Strategy; New Token Ring Switching Engine ASIC Provides Foundation for a Broad Range of Switching Products for IBM Token Ring Environments
- SANTA CLARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--3Com Corporation, the market leader in LAN switching, today outlined its Token Ring switching strategy and announced the development of the company's Token Ring Switching Engine TRSE, new Application-Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC, the heart of switching solutions for IBM environments that will be delivered by mid-year.
- Research articles 1995-01-24
- Radio Burst Switching for Satellite Communication: An Alternative to Traditional Switching Payloads
- Radio Burst Switching has potential applications for future Internet satellite routers. Based a new patented concept, the separation of the forwarding and the control paths, Radio Burst Switching can offer an effective means of on-board packet switching by satellite using new advances in control system technology. This paper provides insights...
- White papers 2002-10-30
- Cisco Unveils Strategy for Token Ring Switching; Catalyst Family of Token Ring Switching Solutions Addresses Backbone and Wiring Closet Applications
- LAS VEGAS--BUSINESS WIRE--March 28, 1995--Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader in LAN switching, today announced Token Ring switching products as part of a broad-based Token Ring switching strategy that offers customers a comprehensive migration path from shared to dedicated switching.
- Research articles 1995-03-28
- UB Networks Announces New Generation of Fast Ethernet Switching Technologies for the GeoLAN/500 Super Switching Hub
- SANTA CLARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 19, 1996--UB Networks today announced a new series of low-cost 10 and 10/100 Mbps Ethernet switching modules, the GeoBus multigigabit backplane, and high-speed ATM and FDDI uplinks for the GeoLAN/500 super switching hub.The GeoBus backplane architecture provides up to 7.2 Gbps of scalable bandwidth supporting high...
- Research articles 1996-08-19
- TNN presents world's first MPOA system. (Newbridge Networks' MPOA communications switching equipment)
- TNN, a joint venture of Tadiran Telecommunications and Canada-based Newbridge, used this week's ATM exhibition to present Newbridge's communications switching equipment which employ ATM switching environment MPOA communications protocol. TNN, a joint venture of Tadiran Telecommunications and Canada-based Newbridge, used this...
- Research articles 1997-02-28
- Switching mainframe minimizes wiring and ensures signal integrity. (Keithley Instruments Inc.'s Model 7001) (product announcement)
- According to the vendor, the Model 7001 mainframe provides the highest density switching of any half-rack mainframe in the test and measurement market. It can handle as many as 80 channels of 2-pole switching, and it simplifies system setup. The According...
- Research articles 1991-10-10
- Madge wins ATM excellence rating. (Madge Networks' Collage 740 automated teller machine switching system)
- Madge Networks, Collage 740 ATM switching system has been awarded first place in a Communications Week survey of ATM switching equipment. The tests, which were conducted by independent New-Jersey-based Tolly Laboratories, referred to the switc Madge Networks, Collage 740...
- Research articles 1996-11-20
- 3Com announces switching roadmap for LinkBuilder MSH and introduces distributed RMON; High speed links, integrated switching meet growing bandwidth requirements; New RMON functionality added
- SANTA CLARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--3Com Corporation, a leading supplier of network hubs, today further strengthened the switching and management power of its LinkBuilder Multi-Services Hub MSH product line. 3Com's LinkBuilder MSH hub, the chassis optimized for floor distribution/wiring closet requirements, will provide integrated LinkSwitch workgroup switching modules with a full...
- Research articles 1995-03-20
- HP Hubs Declared Port-Switching Champion; HP AdvanceStack Switching Hubs Score Two Top Awards in "Network World" Face-off
- PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 12, 1997--Hewlett-Packard Company, the leader in networked systems for workgroups, today announced that its AdvanceStack switching hubs were rated No. 1 in a comparison of port-switching products in the May 5 issue of "Network World" magazine. HP received a first-place Blue Ribbon Award in the...
- Research articles 1997-05-12
- LANNET climbs to No. 3 position in worldwide switching hub market share on strong sales of LANswitch; five-point increase boosts LANNET to 9.1% share; market researcher IDC reports switching hub market is taking off
- IRVINE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 3, 1995--LANNET Data Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ:LANTF), a technology-leading supplier of intelligent switching hubs for computer networks, Tuesday reported that strong sales of its LANswitch family of Ethernet switching modules made the company one of the top three switching hub providers worldwide.
- Research articles 1995-01-03
- LAN switch supports Gigabit Ethernet LAN Switching.(Integrated Circuits & Semiconductors)
- Texas Instruments has introduced its first LAN switch that supports Gigabit Ethernet LAN Switching. With the majority of notebook PCs on today's market requiring a method of switching Gigabit Ethernet LAN signals to a docking station, as well as Tele Texas Instruments has introduced its first...
- Research articles 2005-05-15
- Ericsson Network Systems last week introduced a new switching system for broadband networks. (Cutting Edge) (Brief Article)
- Ericsson Network Systems last week introduced a new switching system for broadband networks. The company's asynchronous transfer mode ATM switching system will serve broadband, multimedia networks. The ATM technology allows network providers to i Ericsson Network Systems last week introduced a new switching ...
- Research articles 1994-05-09
- INDIA: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES SWITCHING SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT BSNL NETWORK EXPANSION IN INDIA.(Bharat Sanchar Nagam Ltd.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Lucent Technologies said it will supply 5ESS switching systems with a capacity of half a million lines to state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nagam Limited BSNL, the largest telecommunications operator in India. The digital switching systems will be deliver Lucent Technologies said it will supply 5ESS switching systems...
- Research articles 2002-02-05
- New report from ARC Group examines future of optical switching market - Brief Article
- TELECOMWORLDWIRE-23 January 2002-New report from ARC Group examines future of optical switching market C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Strategic reports publisher ARC Group has made a prediction that the worldwide optical switching market will reach USD6.45bn by 2006. The worldwide optical switching market was worth USD307m in...
- Research articles 2002-01-23
- DHL chooses Emerson Network Power for its European Data Switching Centre; Liebert UPS and Liebert Hiross HPAC systems guarantee maximum protection to the biggest European Data Switching Centre.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-27 November 2003-Emerson Network Power: DHL chooses Emerson Network Power for its European Data Switching Centre; Liebert UPS and Liebert Hiross HPAC systems guarantee maximum protection to the biggest European Data Switching CentreC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11262003 Emerson Network Power,...
- Research articles 2003-11-27
- Network Photonics Unveils CrossWave Switching Technology - Brief Article - Product Announcement
- Network Photonics, a provider of wavelength switching systems, announced details of its CrossWave switching technology. Network Photonics' CrossWave technology enables the dynamic switching of DWDM wavelengths by integrating demultiplexing, switching and multiplexing into a single, purely photonic operation. This results in much lower cost and space requirements by eliminating...
- Research articles 2001-10-15
- Network Effects and Switching Costs in the Market for Routers and Switches
- This research examines the impact of switching costs on vendor choice in the market for routers and switches. It shows that despite the use of open standards which attempt to enhance interoperability for equipments from different vendors, vendors in this market are able to maintain high switching costs. Because routers...
- White papers 2003-09-01
- Managing Customer Switching Costs: A Framework for Competing in the Networked Environment
- Previous research argues that customer switching costs play an important role in the firm's ability to retain customers and achieve competitive advantage. Despite switching costs 'recognized role in contributing to competitive advantage and their increasingly strategic characteristics in the expanding networked environment, this paper finds a lack of coherence and...
- White papers 2002-10-01
- Multi-Product Firms And Product Switching
- This paper examines the frequency, pervasiveness and determinants of product switching among U.S. manufacturing firms. It is found that two-thirds of firms alter their mix of five-digit SIC Standard Industrial Classification products every five years, that one-third of the increase in real U.S. manufacturing shipments between 1972 and 1997 is...
- White papers 2006-06-01
