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BLADE Networks and Network Virtualization: I don't often get the opportunity to speak with companies offering a different take on network virtualization, a blade networking approach. A week ago, I had a chance to speak with Dan Tuchler, VP of Strategy and Product Management, for BLADE Network Technologies BLADE about network virtualization for blade servers....; Tags: Network, Blade, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Regaining MPLS VPN WAN Visibility With Route Analytics: Increasing numbers of enterprises are outsourcing their backbone WAN connectivity to MPLS VPN service providers. MPLS VPN WAN services have been gaining in market traction against Frame Relay due to availability of higher bandwidth links, and their price advantage when delivering "Full mesh" application traffic between many sites in the...; Tags: MPLS VPN, Packet Design, Backbone, Analytics, WANs, Network Technology, Networking, Telecommunications; White papers 2007-10-04
Sensitive government e-mails leak through Tor exit nodes: Sensitive government e-mails leak through Tor exit nodesAnd that is why you never send unencrypted emails....I don't get it, the government security folks apparently do not train their users on the weakness's of sending unencrypted emails.I don't know what TOR is, but ...I don't know what TOR is, but is...; Tags: E-mail, Tor, HTTP, government e-mail, Sensitive government e-mail, I-don't-know-what TOR; Discussion threads 2007-09-10
Does your gadget lust extend beyond tech?: Does your gadget lust extend beyond tech?Motorbikes anyone?I simply love new motorbikes, they have evolved tremendously over the past years.The passion extends also to MotoGP competitions and other sports in two wheels.... but I like to ride any motorbike (big, small, off-road, scooter, Super-sport, pocket bike, older ones, new ones,...; Tags: helmet, motorcycle; Discussion threads 2007-03-23
A Study of FDDI and Ethernet Traffic on the LANL Network Backbone: This paper discusses several network traffic traces taken on the Los Alamos National Laboratory backbone between 2001 and 2002. These traces, approximately 1.2 terabytes of binary data, will soon be released for public study in an anonymous form. This paper will discuss the collection methodology, tools, and an analysis showing...; Tags: FDDI, Ohio State University, Ethernet, Fiber Optics, Networking, Telecommunications; White papers 2007-02-05

Investigate packet-switched networks: Establish a conceptual foundation for understanding computers and communication networks in this sample chapter from Computer and Communication Networks. First, identify and define all basic key terms in networking. Then, take a big-picture view of computer networks in which from one side, connecting mainframe servers can be connected to...; Tags: Network, Prentice Hall Inc., Packet-switched Network, Networking, Network Technology; Book chapters 2006-11-22
Providing a High Performance Network for Education: Inha University was established in 1954 in Yonghyon, Incheon, with the goal of becoming the cradle of scientific and technological education in Korea. User traffic was rising every day and with the newly built Library and High-Tech centre coming online, it was necessary to add additional LAN nodes to the...; Tags: Education, Network, Nortel Networks Corp., High-performance, LANs, Networking; Case studies 2006-08-14
New computers are great but bandwidth is better: As we're thinking about how to spread around some very limited resources this coming year, it's important to ensure that our network infrastructure is up to snuff. Brand new computers are largely useless in the 21st century without high-speed Internet access. Infrastructure costs (everything from switches...; Tags: network, T1; Blog posts 2006-06-02
Ramping up for Interop 2006: In Belmont California on the peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose, volunteers are testing and staging the network backbone for Interop 2006 in Las Vegas next month. Seen above are a group of engineers from several different organizations ranging from Juniper to University of Utah to Enterasys Networks...; Tags: Interop 2006, Chris; Blog posts 2006-04-06
A flaw in Cisco's response to a security problem: Worth reading: George Ou's blog posting on the public spat and legal maneuvering by Cisco after researcher Michael Lynn showed during a session at the Black Hat security conference how he could exploit a flaw in Cisco's hardware and software platform that could potentially bring the Internet to its knees.Lynn...; Tags: Cisco Systems Inc.; Blog posts 2005-08-01
Is Cisco killing their own reputation?: Last Wednesday in Las Vegas Nevada, Michael Lynn delivered a message to the IT world that they are not safe. On that same day, Mr. Lynn became unemployed and the target of a massive lawsuit from Cisco Systems. His only "crime" was that he exercised his first amendment...; Tags: Michael Lynn, Cisco Systems Inc.; Blog posts 2005-08-01
Cisco IP/MPLS Network Convergence for Mobile Operators: This paper focuses on how Cisco IP/MPLS - a primary component of the Cisco Systems portfolio of mobility Solutions - is transforming mobile networks. It highlights the technologies available in the Cisco IOS software family, including Cisco IOS-XR, designed to deliver industry-leading IP/MPLS routing features on the multi-terabit, distributed architecture...; Tags: Mobile Network, Mobile, MPLS, Network, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., Convergence, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2005-04-01
Deploying Diffserv in Backbone Networks for Tight SLA Control: The Differentiated Services Architecture Diffserv enables service providers to offer tighter, more comprehensive Service-Level Agreements SLAs for IP service performance. One way it does this is by letting designers engineer IP backbone networks to assure that SLA parameters are met on a per-class basis. This review covers best practices for...; Tags: Backbone, SLA, Network, Service Level Management, Networking, It Operations, It service Management; White papers 2005-01-01
Securing Cisco Routers: In this paper, the reader will learn about all the different ways that can be used to secure a Cisco router from hackers and out-of-band threats. The paper discusses the different services that one needs to know when configuring a router. The paper also delves into configuring access lists and...; Tags: Pearson Education Inc., Cisco Router, Router, Cisco Systems Inc., Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2003-12-12
Cisco EtherChannel Technology: Cisco EtherChannel technology builds upon standards-based 802.3 full-duplex Fast Ethernet to provide network managers with a reliable, high-speed solution for the campus network backbone. EtherChannel technology provides bandwidth scalability within the campus by providing up to 800 Mbps, 8 Gbps, or 80 Gbps of aggregate bandwidth for a Fast EtherChannel,...; Tags: Network, Gbps, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco EtherChannel Technology, EtherChannel Technology, Networking; White papers 2003-02-05
Global Company Saves $1 Million Annually in Phone Charges With Avaya Networked Messaging: Xerox, the digital document company, has for years recognized the value of voice messaging for internal collaboration. To build an IP-based messaging infrastructure, Xerox turned to its outsourcing provider EDS, which subcontracts to Avaya for its clients' voice communication systems. The team proposed installing six Avaya Interchange hubs on the...; Tags: Xerox Corp., Phone, Messaging, Avaya Inc., Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies
Nortel Networks Case Study: Inha University Campus Network: Inha University was established in 1954 in Yonghyon, Incheon to become the cradle of educating scientific and technological talents. The university made a bold decision to do a network migration and thorough reviews of various solutions available led them to Nortel Networks solutions. They found out that Nortel s solution...; Tags: Network, Nortel Networks Corp., Networking; Case studies
Golden Gate University Standardizes on Dell Servers and Switches to Help Give Students a Technologically Rich Educational Experience: Golden Gate University GGU is California's fifth-largest private university, with more than 6,500 graduate and undergraduate students. GGU needed to provide reliable, robust IT services to an adult, professional student population; construct a fast, dependable network backbone for multimedia content, offer reliable services for e-business processes, and build in scalability...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerEdge, Dell Server, Gate University, Golden Gate University, Servers, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Hardware; Case studies
Best Practices for Securing Wireless Networks Against Next-Generation Threats: As organizations continue to spend millions of dollars to ensure corporate, customer and financial data is protected, they don't realize wireless devices entering the workplace render these millions of dollars of investment potentially obsolete. Hackers armed with tools like hunter_killer, AirJack, the Evil Twin phishing attack etc. can compromise an...; Tags: AirDefense, Network, Best Practice, Wireless Network, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security; Webcasts
AirDefense: Best Practices for Deploying & Securing Wireless Networks: As organizations continue to spend millions of dollars to ensure corporate, customer and financial data is protected, they don't realize wireless devices entering the workplace render these millions of dollars of investment potentially obsolete. Hackers armed with tools like hunter_killer, AirJack, the Evil Twin phishing attack etc. can compromise an...; Tags: AirDefense, Network, Best Practice, Wireless Network, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security, Networking; Webcasts