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- System-Level Model for OFDM WiMAX Transceiver in Radiation Environment
- WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, an evolving standard for point-to-multipoint wireless networking, works for the "last mile" connections for replacing optical fiber technology network but with no need for adding more infra structure within crowded areas. Optical fiber technology is seriously considered for communication and monitoring applications in space...
- Tags: Environment, Optical Fiber, Alexandria University, Optical Fiber Technology, OFDM, WiMAX, Fiber Optics, Optical Networking, Network Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Telecommunications, Networking
- White papers 2007-04-26
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- Light Peak: black hole
- "Consumer acceptance - even from Apple fans - is not a given."Don't bet on it.If it says Apple on it anywhere, the Apple fanboys/girls will worship it, just like everything else from Cupertino.And WHEN it fails...they'll find some way to blame Microsoft.Bwah ha haa haaa!"bandwidth intensive users such as scientists"...
- Tags: Network technology, Fiber optics, Optical networking, Apple Inc., audio industry, Light Peak, cable, black hole
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Light Peak fiber optic connector to replace Firewire, USB, monitor cables
- A new interconnect technology called Light Peak is being developed by Apple as a potential replacement for FireWire, USB and traditional monitor cables. Engadget reports that Apple brought the technology to Intel and asked them to create it. According to documents we've seen and conversations we've had, Apple had...
- Tags: Monitor, Engadget, Apple Inc., Fiber-optics, USB, Light Peak, FireWire, Fiber Optics, Optical Networking, Network Technology, Cable, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-09-28
- DOJ gives blessing to Oracle-Sun, awaiting EC approval
- Yeah but...Sure wish they'd fire McNealy & Schwartz, then it would make it all worthwhile.Michael Murdock, CEOWell I never liked Oracle anyway......good way for Oracle to shoot itself in the foot. :)Did you know that large snakes can misjudge prey and try to eat something too big? Then they literally...
- Tags: Linux, Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, Microsoft development tools, U.S. Department of Justice, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
- The Journey Forward: Passive Optical LAN for the Corporate Wide Enterprise - How Passive Optical LAN Solutions Enable The-Journey to Enterprise IT Resource Optimization
- These days, virtually everyone who works in an office environment is struggling with the enterprise-wide mandate to do more work with less money and resources. Based on the same proven and standards based technology as Verizon's successful FiOS service, a Passive Optical LAN POL is a point-to-multipoint network in which...
- Tags: Optimization, Information Technology, Network Connection, Motorola Inc., LANs, Network Technology, Ethernet, Networking
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Polymer Optical Fiber for EtherNet/IP Networks
- As EtherNet/IP moves into the machine area, environmental conditions become a concern. In some applications were EMI is high, fiber cabling can provide a higher degree of noise immunity. In the past, the total cost of ownership using fiber is considerably greater than the copper variant. This has hindered the...
- Tags: Ethernet, Network, Optical Fiber, IP, Polymer, IP Network, Fiber, ODVA, Network Technology, Fiber Optics, Optical Networking, Networking, Telecommunications
- White papers 2009-02-25
- Converting to Sun Ray, instead
- Converting to Sun Ray, insteadThis looks great until you rememberthat computing is about the applications, not the hardware or the platform.An age where we're looking to get through the next three years is not a time to be looking at projects that won't see a ROI for another 15 years.What,...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray, wireless, Mendelssohn
- Discussion threads 2009-01-20
- Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokes
- Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokesOh greatnow to have to get something akin to a Faraday cage for ye ole peripherals, or just for the entire sticky cube. Wonder if they've hacked my abacus yet.RE: Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokesThis is old news. Electic typewriters had the same...
- Tags: Keyboards, SECURITY, keyboard, hacking, old new
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- Delivering the Olympics: Akamai and Limelight respond
- Akamai disputes Limelight Networks' take on its infrastructure and my recent post, Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn't 'Melt' the Internet. Limelight, however, says its implementation facts are accurate and that it absolutely stands behind its words.Keep in mind that the two companies compete fiercely and have different takes on...
- Tags: Olympic Games, Network, Server, Akamai Technologies Inc., Content, Limelight Networks, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Data Centers, Networking, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn't 'Melt' the Internet
- I admit it, even I was skeptical. When I received the first demonstration of the Silverlight plugin and the NBCOlympics.com web site back in March of this year at the 2008 Microsoft Technology Summit, where a group of Open Source experts gathered from around the world were asked for feedback...
- Tags: Akamai Technologies Inc., Corporate Communications, Data Centers, Data Management, Hardware, Internet, Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Jason Perlow, Limelight Networks, Marketing, Microsoft Windows, NBC Universal Inc., Network, Olympic Games, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Video
- Blog posts 2008-08-17
- FTTX TCO Comparison - Obtaining Faster Time to Revenue
- As network service providers and equipment suppliers continue to invest in innovation, access networks that are designed to support the delivery of high-intensity services such as IPTV and triple play have become more reliable, scalable, and cost-effective than ever. The prohibitive expense of optical components at one time meant fiber...
- Tags: Revenue, Service Provider, Occam Networks, Fiber, Business Services, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2008-08-01
- Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineup
- Details of Sony's new laptops have been trickling out for several weeks, but Sony held off on an official announcement to coincide with Intel's Centrino 2 launch this week. Sony introduced four new VAIO lines ranging from the 3-pound Z-series ultraportable with a 13.1-inch display to the...
- Tags: Sony Corp., IBM zSeries, Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Intel Centrino, Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Core 2 Duo, Series, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., SP1, SR Series, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Media Converters: LAN to MAN and Beyond
- Media converters play an important role in today's multi-protocol, mixed media Local Area Networks. For example, LAN administrators can deploy media converters to integrate fiber optic cabling and active equipment into existing copper-based, structured cabling systems while achieving significant cost-savings. Media converters are also becoming a critical piece of the...
- Tags: Metropolitan Area Network, Media Converter, LANs, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2008-06-01
- Is wireless mesh a game-changer?
- The biggest untold tech story of this decade has been the overturning of Moore's Law in the telecom sector. Despite technology breakthroughs in optical fiber, in optical switching, and in wireless transmission, you're still paying just as much for just as little bandwidth as you did a...
- Tags: Dam, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Advanced OTDR Analysis - Has Technology Made it a Lost Art?
- Is the ability to manually set up tests and interpret Optical Time Domain Reflectometer OTDR traces becoming a lost art, due to embedded processors and sophisticated software? This article discusses some of the advanced OTDR techniques that expert technicians use to perform during testing. Similar to a...
- Tags: Fluke Networks, Productivity, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2008-04-23
- Free On-Demand Webcast: How to Perform Advanced Fiber Troubleshooting Using an OTDR
- An Optical Time Domain Reflectometer OTDR is an important instrument used by organizations to certify the performance of new fiber links and detect problems with existing fiber links. New technology has enabled a wide range of automatic capability in today's OTDRs. However, understanding OTDR traces and how...
- Tags: Performance, On-demand, Fluke Networks, Fiber, Optical Time Domain Reflectometer, Network Technology, Performance Management, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Webcasts 2008-04-01
- Virtual Private LAN Services: Extending Ethernet Over the WAN
- The market for data networking services is constantly evolving. Demand for bandwidth grows exponentially as end users continue to look for more sophisticated features and services. In midst of this constant change, Ethernet has persevered and grown for several decades. Since the 1980s, Ethernet has evolved from a Local Area...
- Tags: Network, WAN, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking, LANs
- White papers 2008-03-01
- A camera in a pill to detect cancer
- This is not the first time that the idea of swallowing a pill with a camera inside to detect early signs of cancer has been tried read this article for example. But now, researchers at the University of Washington UW have developed a device specifically designed to detect esophageal cancer,...
- Tags: Device, University Of Washington, Resolution, Pill, Image, Camera, Cancer, Fiber, UW, Casing, Endoscope, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-01-25
- Light-Trail Testbed for Metro Optical Networks
- Telecommunication networks have rapidly added staggering amounts of capacity to their long haul networks at low costs per bit using DWDM technologies. Concurrently, there has been a wave of new access technologies that are driving customers to demand high-speed, robust and customized data services. These dynamics have led to what...
- Tags: Iowa State University, Optical Network, Network, FPGA, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Optical Networking, Fiber Optics, Digital Media, Networking, Internet, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2008-01-01
- How Cisco IT Used CWDM to Interconnect Japanese Data Center Sites
- Although a dedicated data center appeared to be a good solution, the cost of providing reliable connectivity between the data center and the two sales offices seemed prohibitive. To provide an acceptable level of reliability and redundancy, a circuit would be needed from the data center to Akasaka, from Akasaka...
- Tags: Data Center, CWDM, Information Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., Fiber, CWDM Technology, Data Centers, Optical Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Networking
- Case studies 2007-12-17
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