There was an incredible amount of hype leading up to Cisco's announcement of a new core router, the CRS-3. Typically, router announcements are not covered in detail by the mainstream press, but with ...

It's crunch time for Cisco Systems' next-generation core router--the company wants to recover ground lost to rival Juniper Networks. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...

A router that resides within the middle of the network rather than at its periphery. The routers that make up the backbone of the Internet are core routers. See edge router and WAN router. THIS ...

It is 2025, and it is anything but obvious that routers have become part and parcel of our daily lives. Most people now have broadband connections at home, and this is where a router, especially a ...

A price war has erupted over high-end routers that power the Internet's core, putting pressure on Cisco Systems just as it begins to push its latest and greatest product for this small but important ...