SDN management tools include TAP monitoring applications and network packet brokers (NPB), which negotiate network traffic from multiple SPAN ports and manipulate it to allow more efficient use of ...

Here at Spring 2005 VON, I've been meeting with a lot of testing companies that help enterprises build and run their VoIP networks. To a person, they maintain that latency and dropped packets are two ...

Network protocols are formal standards and policies consisting of rules, procedures, and formats that define how data is exchanged over networks. They ensure that devices can communicate effectively, ...

Enterprises are deploying more security, monitoring and acceleration tools on their networks today. More data at higher velocities is coming at these tools and in a variety forms, including voice, ...

The Internet has spoiled us. You assume network packets either show up pretty quickly or they are never going to show up.

The packet data market is feeling pressure from IP VPN and Ethernet services; but because most businesses are transitioning their networks to emerging services and not performing full, one-time ...

The vast majority of administrators go to great lengths to protect the files on their network. Typically, elaborate firewalls are used to keep outsiders away from file servers. The files residing on ...

Cisco is a giant in the Networking space. Its Packet Tracer has ruled the market for ages and looks like will continue to do so. With the help of the Cisco Packet Tracer, one can create both simple ...