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Do you shoot trouble or does trouble shoot you? Practical studies in troubleshooting
This chapter excerpt presents an introduction to troubleshooting; a review of standards, protocols, and industry models; and practical troubleshooting techniques. Article | 21 Apr 2003
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Tasman takes on Cisco with bandwidth-boosting T1 router
Upstart infrastructure vendor Tasman Networks is pushing a T1 router that boosts bandwidth to remote offices. The vendor is competing head on with Cisco, an analyst says, but Tasman's product is cheaper than Cisco's, and a user says it's easier to co... Article | 03 Apr 2003
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Startup uses peer-to-peer to ease WAN bandwidth woes
Use of video files is becoming more common in the enterprise, but wide area networks can quickly become congested by multiple copies of the same video. A company called Bandwiz is addressing that issue with a new product that uses peer-to-peer techno... Article | 25 Mar 2003
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More on standard for bandwidth utilization over WAN circuit
More on standard for bandwidth utilization over WAN circuit Article | 21 Mar 2003
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Traffic Engineering with MPLS: Quality of service
This chapter excerpt focuses on quality of service (QoS) in traffic engineering, specifically covering the DiffServ architecture and interaction, EXP for packet forwarding, the Modular QoS CLI, and the emerging DiffServ-Aware Traffic Engineering devi... Article | 21 Mar 2003
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DWDM Network Designs and Engineering Solutions: WDM network design
This chapter excerpt provides the reader with a firm foundation in a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) and the basics of optical design. Article | 21 Mar 2003
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Networking glossary
View our glossary for the low-down on networking terms. Article | 13 Mar 2003
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3Com preps for enterprise-market comeback
With the sale of its carrier-class technology unit, 3Com announced that it was refocusing on the enterprise networking market. However, analysts say that the company needs to clear several hurdles before it can compete with the established vendors. Article | 10 Mar 2003
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Cometa, iPass deal heats up hot spots
A deal announced today between iPass and Cometa Networks will allow iPass business customers to use Cometa's Wi-Fi hot spot network. Experts believe the deal could spur more businesses to use public high-speed Internet connections, despite current wo... Article | 03 Mar 2003
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Water supplier prioritizes apps flowing through its network
USFilter, which bills itself as North America's largest water company, feared its network speed would slow to a trickle unless it could better manage traffic. Article | 13 Feb 2003
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