November 2010

  • Doing more with spectrum analysis: Cisco CleanAir

    Wireless engineers have had spectrum analysis in their toolboxes for a long time, but the CleanAir solution from Cisco integrates the tool directly into the WLAN infrastructure. Network administrat...29 Nov 2010

  • patch antenna

    A patch antenna is a wafer-like directional antenna suitable for covering single-floor small offices, small stores and other indoor locations where access points cannot be placed centrally.23 Nov 2010

  • Zero day protection with network access control, intrusion prevention

    A global executive relocation service provider improved its zero-day protection capabilities with a combination of network access control and an intrusion prevention system.23 Nov 2010

  • Terms of Use

    Welcome to SearchNetworking.com! As part of our service, SearchNetworking.com agrees to provide you with information libraries, bulletin boards and other computer services that SearchNetworking.com...22 Nov 2010

  • Brocade rolls out first switches for Layer 2 data center fabrics

    Enterprises see large Layer 2 data center fabrics as the future of virtual server networking. Data center network infrastructure vendors are inching toward delivering this technology. Brocade's VDX...17 Nov 2010

  • AARP (AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol)

    AARP (AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol) is a way to map between the physical hardware addresses of computers, such as those known to an Ethernet or token ring local area network, and their tem...16 Nov 2010

  • AAUI (Apple attachment unit interface)

    An AAUI (Apple attachment unit interface) is the 14- or 15-pin port or connection interface on earlier models of Macintosh computers that allowed it to be connected by a short interface cable (or "...16 Nov 2010

  • average bouncing busy hour (ABBH)

    In designing and assessing telephone networks, one approach is to measure the average bouncing busy hour (ABBH) traffic in various network trunks or trunk groups of the network.16 Nov 2010

  • modem lights (AA)

    This page provides a description of the abbreviations and meanings of each of the lights that describe the "handshaking" between a computer modem and the UART chip in a computer.16 Nov 2010

  • Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS)

    Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS) is a broadcasting and communications service that operates in the ultra-high-frequency (UHF) portion of the radio spectrum between 2.1 and 2.7 GHz.16 Nov 2010

  • software-defined radio (SDR)

    Software-defined radio (SDR), sometimes shortened to software radio (SR), refers to wireless communication in which the transmitter modulation is generated or defined by a computer, and the receive...16 Nov 2010

  • SAN QoS: Applying TCP/IP traffic shaping to iSCSI

    As enterprises move to centralized storage systems, SAN QoS has become a serious issue. Now they may be able to ensure iSCSI performance by applying TCP/IP traffic shaping measures to iSCSI SAN.12 Nov 2010

  • Creating a firewall policy fault model with automatic correction

    Firewall policy problems may be at the heart of firewalls that mistakenly block legitimate traffic or allow in troubled traffic. At LISA 2010, researchers propose creating a firewall policy fault m...12 Nov 2010

  • LISA 2010: Where have the sys admins gone? Oh wait, outsourcing, GUIs

    Here at LISA 2010, there's a frightening void in young systems administrators. Where did all the young sys admins go? Right out the door with outsourced jobs and the influx of GUI-ified management ...11 Nov 2010

  • Application-layer firewalls defend against attacks up the stack

    Application-layer firewalls must be combined with lower-level network security firewalls in order to implement a network firewall strategy that defends against low-level attacks as well as applicat...10 Nov 2010

  • vCloud Director: Sure, hand the network over to server admins

    vCloud Director gives virtualization administrators the ability to create logical networks, route between them and even implement firewalls. Are you ready to answer for the mistakes vSphere adminis...08 Nov 2010

  • USENIX LISA 2010: Special coverage

    USENIX LISA 2010 is a conference covering large installation systems administration. Keep up-to-date on all SearchNetworking.com coverage from San Jose here, and don't miss a single update from USE...05 Nov 2010

  • 40 GbE uptake will ride 10 Gigabit server adoption wave

    40 GbE will make its way into data center networks as enterprises adopt large numbers of racks with 10 GbE server connectivity. 10 Gigabit servers will drive up port density and eventually force en...03 Nov 2010

  • Do you have a meaningful enterprise security policy?

    Do you have an enterprise security policy that is ready to handle the demand for mobile access to enterprise networks and hackers who are smarter than ever? Fast packet blogger Brandon Carroll warn...02 Nov 2010