BladeCenter networking

IBM Journal of Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 905-919

  Hunter, Steven W ^a   Strole, Norman C ^a   Cosby, David W ^a   Green, David M ^a  

^a IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SECURITY OF DATA; SERVERS;

DATA CENTERS; MULTI-TIER SERVERS; NETWORKING BLADES; NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY; SERVER BLADES;

MULTIPROCESSING SYSTEMS;

EID: 28844443307     PISSN: 00188646     EISSN: 00188646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/rd.496.0905     Document Type: Article

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