Energy Efficient Strategy For Network Equipment Vendors

Green IT will eventually shift its focus to the LAN switch, one of the biggest energy guzzlers of devices, according to a new trends report.

In-Stat released market research Monday that found that switch vendors who adapt to energy efficiency soonest will develop a competitive edge. The researcher found that shipments of power across Ethernet ports have tripled since 2005; the ports can consume more than 10 times more energy than standard ports.