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  • Networking trends in 2007

    Networking trends in 2007 comprise wireless, mobility, security and more, all coming together to prove that the network is becoming more disruptive than it seems. 

  • flooding

    In a network, flooding is the forwarding by a router of a packet from any node to every other node attached to the router except the node from which the packet arrived. 

  • IS-IS (Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System protocol)

    One of the most commonly used routing protocols, the Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System protocol (IS-IS) is based on a routing method known as DECnet Phase V routing, in which routers known as intermediate systems exchange data about routing ... 

  • From applications to ROI: System architecture for wireless meshes

    Metro-scale Wi-Fi meshes will have a major impact on service providers and mobile users alike far into the future due to their architectural flexibility, application support, and total cost of ownership (TCO). 

  • Unified networks: Wire, wireless, and the best tool for the job

    Wire and wireless are becoming more reliant upon one another, leading to a new era of unified networks -- what we believe will be the most important networking strategy going forward, and the subject of this analyst report. 

  • Metcalfe's Law

    Metcalfe's Law is expressed in two general ways: The number of possible cross-connections in a network grow as the square of the number of computers in the network increases. 

  • Why can't my phone connect to the wired LAN?

    Learn why your 802.11g-enabled phone can connect to the Internet through a Lynksys router but not to your wired LAN, in this Q&A with Lisa Phifer. 

  • What is the relationship between cable frequency and bandwidth?

    How does bandwidth relate to cable frequency? Find out from infrastructure expert Carrie Higbie, in this response. 

  • delay-tolerant network

    A delay-tolerant network is a network designed to operate effectively over extreme distances such as those encountered in space communications or on an interplanetary scale... (Continued) 

  • GMPLS (Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching or Multiprotocol Lambda Switching)

    GMPLS (Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching), also known as Multiprotocol Lambda Switching, is a technology that provides enhancements to Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) to support network switching for time, wavelength, and space switching...