YAGO
Encyclopedia
YAGO was an early LAN
startup acquired by Cabletron Systems
in the mid-1990s, fueling its growth into Gigabit Ethernet
switching and ultimately being re-spun off into the entity Riverstone Networks
.
Local area network
A local area network is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building...
startup acquired by Cabletron Systems
Cabletron Systems
Cabletron Systems was a major New Hampshire, USA-based provider of networking computer equipment throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Cabletron's design and sales methodologies dramatically reduced the cost of Ethernet networking equipment, covering a wide range of Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking...
in the mid-1990s, fueling its growth into Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet is a term describing various technologies for transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of a gigabit per second , as defined by the IEEE 802.3-2008 standard. It came into use beginning in 1999, gradually supplanting Fast Ethernet in wired local networks where it performed...
switching and ultimately being re-spun off into the entity Riverstone Networks
Riverstone Networks
Riverstone Networks, was a provider of networking switching hardware based in Santa Clara, California. Originally part of Cabletron Systems, and based on an early acquisition of YAGO, it was one of the many Gigabit Ethernet startups in the mid-1990s...
.