Editor's Note: To view a PDF version of this article, Click Here. The development of the transparent-mode generic framing procedure (GFP-T) has led to a renewed interest at the carrier and metro ...

SIA has opened the OSDP Transparent Mode configuration to all security industry players, enhancing secure device ...

Perhaps a silly question but if I have an ASA in transparent mode can I cascade a switch off the "inside" interface? My point of confusion is what happens if Server A sends a back to Server B in the ...

No. Transparent mode means that the switch isn't a routing boundary, but rather a bridge. It still inspects packets at layer 3 (and possibly more) but it doesn't route.

Editor's Note: To view a PDF version of this article, Click Here. The transport of storage-area networking (SAN) traffic has become a focal point of activity in the metro equipment-design sector.