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In the beginning there were good guys and bad guys. The bad guys, the Hackers, hid out in a secret fortress called 'the cloud,' launching attacks on the good guys. [...]

Last month, we argued that fundamental changes in demand have substantially altered the requirements for next-generation enterprise switch/routers. Not only will they need to become faster, but they also will [...]

In the late 1990s/early 2000s, speakers at the Next Generation Networks (NGN) conference used to talk about a next-generation network organized around the following principles: * It would be largely [...]

Appointments, schedules and flows are among the circuit-like additions being made to packet switching. Why? To get more granular and more scalable QOS--and to save money, too An interesting crop [...]

As the Internet boom gathered momentum in the late 1990s, vendors began to see dollar signs around products and services that would help large enterprises optimize their Internet links. At [...]

Multihoming is more popular than ever, and has led to growing interest in route controllers and 'smart' routing services. But how will these affect the Internet and the ISPs? Just [...]

Not many enterprises today have data networks relying on Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS). But that could change if the vendors agree on how best to implement MPLS, and then convince [...]

Flying over the city of Madison, Wis., watching hordes of vehicles trying to cram their way through the small isthmus that makes up the downtown area, I was reminded of […]

Several new approaches to routing redundancy are coming to the forefront of networking. Our author discusses each protocol and its network design ramifications. Do you lose sleep over routers, or […]

Compaq Computer Corp. has spent the past year in the throes of an identity crisis. The company must decide on a current and future identity. Is Compaq a desktop/server company? […]

Lately, there's been a lot of talk about developing global technology standards in the futures industry. In fact, earlier this year, the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange […]

Routers form the backbone of most of the world's existing corporate networks. And while they have done an exceptional job of interconnecting networks of all sizes and complexities, they are […]

As network managers find themselves pressed to link workgroups and data centers with building networks, as well as with WANs, they need to evaluate how best to use the multilayer […]

You probably know the drill by now. Every year, we invite switch and router manufacturers to submit their products for a two-month series of tests at the Harvard Network Device […]

Web load-balancers, or more appropriately, TCP/IP load balancers, are quickly becoming an alternative to expensive Web server upgrades. Offering a plethora of features and options, these load-balancers eliminate many of […]

Whether it's stampeding switches, rafts of routers, Ethernet versus Token-Ring debates or shouting matches over the viability of standardizing twisted-pair Ethernet, rarely have networking vendors spread misinformation and FUD-that is, […]

Remote access to the WAN is hot. But despite the demand for remote access, the cost of local circuits hasn't dropped substantially. The Ascend MAX family of products concentrates access […]

In a message-switched network, routers perform the basic function of receiving and retransmitting messages. Here's how routers work. Routers are at once simple and complex. Because the backbone of the […]

Integrated services digital network technology is often derided. ISDN's image has been tarnished by incomplete services areas and not-quite-knowledgeable support personnel. But as improvements arrive in both areas, the number […]

Redundant connections can make the Internet more reliable-if you know how to manage them properly E-mail, file transfer, and the Web are important business tools that companies depend on. For […]

ISDN service, which is provided by your local telephone company, offers simultaneous digital data and voice communication over a single copper pair wire in residential and business phone connections. Because […]

In the September 1 Workshop, "Should RIP Finally Rest In Peace?," on page 124, we discussed the basic operation of the first distance-vector routing protocol of the Routing Information Protocol […]

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Bridges 10/100 VG Bridge A1 Ragula Systems, Inc. 1 801 281 3434 or 1 800 724 8521 Fax 1 801 281 0317 ragula@ragula.com; http://www.ragula.com The Ragula 10/100VG Bridge is a […]

ASYNCRONOUS COMMUNICATION SERVERS APT COMMUNICATIONS DIAL SERVER The APT Dial Server operates on AppleShare networks and is compatible with ARAP. This hardware/software communication server has an MC68302 processor. It supports […]

We asked you which companies offer the best products, services, and representation in the channel. Here's what you told us. The second annual Integrators' Choice awards is an overview of […]

ISDN Terminal Adapters, Routers and Bridges To Extend Your Enterprise Successful businesses tend to grow faster than facility departments are able to plan for, resulting in small, workgroup-based branch offices. […]

Switches, Routers, Bridges: Reality, Jellybeans and the Dog that Didn't Bark It's that time of year. While the vendor hype machines are always in full roar, it's time to refuel […]

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If you need flexible, affordable remote access, you need ISDN. In fact, you may need a lot of it. But once it moves beyond a few point-to-point connections, should you […]

The Pipeline 25 and Pipeline 50 from Ascend Communications let you put away the POTS and tap into the speed of ISDN. Once configured, they make the ISDN WAN link […]

Do you ever wake up at night in a cold sweat, wondering if people are sitting in their living rooms figuring out how to break into your corporate network through […]

Tuning and tweaking is the name of the game when it comes to optimizing router performance. Here's how to get the most out of your setup. Trying to build and […]

COMPUTER TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT RHETOREX COMPUTER TELEPHONY COMPONENTS Rhetorex Computer Telephony Components support NetWare 3.x, Windows NT, Windows 95, and TAPI. These computer telephony platforms are used in network-based applications such […]

If your branch office is overloading your dial-up routers, or you simply want to connect a branch office site at minimal cost, ISDN, with its higher, more reliable bandwidth, could […]

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