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LANs Local Area Networks

• When deploying SD-WAN technology, do your homework

  A plethora of options can complicate software-defined WAN technology buying decisions. To get the most out of their deployments, enterprises should first do their homework. Continue Reading

• Your guide to embedding SDN in data centers, from start to finish

  Wondering if it's time for your enterprise to transition to an SDN data center? Expert help is available to help answer that question and plan your next steps. Continue Reading

• Deal with cloud network infrastructure challenges and reap rewards

  Cloud-based networking is the norm now. Learn which technologies allow companies to reap the benefits of the cloud for their company network. Continue Reading

• ONOS (Open Network Operating System)

  ONOS (Open Network Operating System) is an operating system (OS) designed for network service providers to help build carrier-grade software-defined networks architected for high scalability, availability and performance Continue Reading

• Mbps (megabits per second)

  Megabits per second (Mbps) are a unit of measurement for bandwidth and throughput on a network. Each megabit is equal to 1 million bits. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • 5G
  • WAN optimization (WAN acceleration)
  • SD-WAN (Software-defined WAN)
  • edge router

  • computer network
  • Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
  • bandwidth
  • Asynchronous

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• Improved application performance possible with right approach

  Improved application performance and delivery is essential but complex. Learn what tools, platforms and monitoring options help even in today’s distributed network environments.Continue Reading

• ARPANET

  ARPANET was the network that became the basis for the Internet. Based on a concept first published in 1967, ARPANET was developed under the direction of the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). In 1969, the idea became a modest reality ...Continue Reading

• subnet mask (subnetting)

  A subnet mask is a 32- or 128-bit number that segments an existing IP address in a TCP/IP network and divides that address into discrete network and host addresses.Continue Reading

• host (in computing)

  A host (also known as "network host") is a computer or other device that communicates with other hosts on a network.Continue Reading

• Network Time Protocol (NTP)

  Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol used to synchronize computer clock times in a network.Continue Reading

• After you define an SDN data center, what's the next step?

  Wondering if it's time for your enterprise to transition to an SDN data center? Expert advice is available to help answer that question and plan your next steps.Continue Reading

• radio frequency (RF, rf)

  Radio frequency is a measurement representing the oscillation rate of electromagnetic radiation spectrum, or electromagnetic radio waves, from frequencies ranging from 300 GHz to as low as 9 kHz.Continue Reading

• From consultant to enterprise network engineer: How to make the switch

  Learn how one former network design consultant made a major career change, leaving her position at a vendor and landing her dream job in the enterprise.Continue Reading

• telematics

  Telematics uses GPS and mobile devices to send and receive information that helps control remote objects, primarily in the automotive industry.Continue Reading

• adaptive routing (dynamic routing)

  Adaptive routing, also called dynamic routing, is a process for determining the optimal path a data packet should follow through a network to arrive at a specific destination. Adaptive routing can be compared to a commuter taking a different route ...Continue Reading