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The Surge in Data Center Development: A Statistical Overview As the digital landscape expands, data centers are experiencing unprecedented growth. Recent statistics on data center development paint a vivid picture of this surge, particularly in India and the United States. In India, the data center market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 12% between 2021-2026, while the US market is expected to reach $104.7 billion by 2025. The Energy Conundrum: Powering the Digital Revolution With this rapid expansion comes a significant challenge: the escalating energy demands of data centers. In the US, data centers consume approximately 2% of the country's total electricity, a figure that's expected to rise. India faces a similar trajectory, with data center power consumption projected to double by 2025. Sustainable Energy for Data Center Powering: A Paradigm Shift As energy consumption soars, the need for sustainable energy solutions becomes paramount. Both India and the US are making str...

Are you experiencing issues with ping responses on your SIP phone? I recently resolved a similar issue for one of our employee, and I'd like to share the steps I took as a hashtag NetworkEngineer . Firstly, I verified how the IP VOIP phone is connected with GW  to reach the INTERNET traffic. Then , I cleared no physical connectivity issue with VOIP phones with network switches or routers. I verified that POE enabled on IP Phone or not . Later, I have gather the IP address of the SIP phone  for reachability testing from other network equipment's on reachability testing.  I cross-checked that the SIP details were correctly configured on the employee's SIP phone. After troubleshooting, I checked the hashtag MAC & IP configuration and found that the MAC address associated with the SIP IP was not displaying, indicating a possible physical or data link layer issue. Next, I investigated our switch configurations and located the port connected to the SIP phone. I discover...

Layer-4 switching means hardware-based layer-3 switching technology that can also consider the type of network traffic (for example, distinguishing between   UDP   and   TCP ). Layer-4 switching provides additional datagram inspection by reading the   port numbers   found in the transport layer header to make routing decisions (i.e. ports used by   HTTP ,   FTP   and   VoIP ). These port numbers are found in RFC 1700 and reference the upper-layer protocol, program, or application. Using layer-4 switching, the network administrator can configure a layer-4 switch to prioritize data traffic by application. Layer-4 information can also be used to help make routing decisions. For example, extended access lists can filter packets based on layer-4 port numbers. Another example is accounting information gathered by open standards using  sFlow . A layer-4 switch can use information in the transport-layer protocols to make forwarding decisions. Pr...

E-Tube cables are  a promising alternative to copper and fiber-optic cables for hyperscale data centers  because they are: Energy efficient : E-Tube cables are about 50% more energy efficient than co-packaged optics and 75% more efficient than traditional re-timed optics.   Cost-effective : E-Tube cables can be produced at similar prices to copper cables.   Scalable : E-Tube cables can scale to multi-terabit network speeds without a change in channel loss.   Lightweight : E-Tube cables are 50% thinner than copper and are less bulky.   Easy to route : E-Tube cables have a greater bend radius, which improves routeability and reduces rack congestion.   Easy to service : E-Tube cables are easier to service in the field.   E-Tube cables use radio wave transmission over a dielectric waveguide made of plastic, such as low-density polyethylene (LDPE). They are designed to meet the performance needs of AI data centers, an...