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Network Performance Management

• Named Data Networking project wants to retire TCP/IP

  TCP/IP is buckling under the demands of today's Internet, according to researchers who want to replace it with a new Internet protocol stack. Their solution: Named Data Networking. Continue Reading

• REST APIs in SDN: An introduction for network engineers

  REST APIs play a vital role in SDN controllers and applications. This will be new territory for many network engineers, but it doesn't have to be overwhelming. Continue Reading

• Price vs. design, how do you choose MPLS service providers?

  When you meet with several MPLS service providers, you need to weigh the cost vs. the design of the product. Cheaper products might not give you all the capabilities you need. Continue Reading

• forklift upgrade

  Forklift upgrade is industry slang for replacing or significantly upgrading an IT infrastructure. IT transformation is a more formal way to describe the same concept. Continue Reading

• What's the holdup on enterprise network software adoption?

  Enterprise network software uptake is lagging due to a wide range of adoption barriers. The good news is that these challenges shouldn't be difficult to overcome. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • software-defined networking (SDN)
  • WAN (Wide Area Network)
  • VLAN (virtual LAN)
  • network switch

  • dynamic and static
  • FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
  • coaxial cable
  • OSI model (Open Systems Interconnection)

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• Enterprise wireless networking: The Wi-Fi takeover

  Irwin Lazar discusses how Wi-Fi is replacing the need for a wired Ethernet and what this means for the enterprise.Continue Reading

• Time for a network monitoring application? What to look for

  You might think that implementing a network monitoring tool is like every other rollout. You would be wrong.Continue Reading

• White-box switching: Three paths to network programmability

  White-box switching is often pitched as a way to cut costs, but the greater value lies in its ability to make networks more programmable and automated.Continue Reading

• How to build a network for Open vSwitch testing

  Setting up an Open vSwitch test network can be as simple as downloading code, deploying it on x86 servers and attaching storage disks. Here's how to get started.Continue Reading

• What is generic Ethernet access?

  Generic Ethernet access is a new carrier service rolling out in the United Kingdom. Is this a technology that can work for you?Continue Reading

• The ultimate life-hack: Start your own SDN hackathon

  Seeking skills in network programmability? Attending an SDN hackathon may be the best bet. And if you can't find one, why not organize your own?Continue Reading

• Cloud-managed networking makes VPN a snap

  Provisioning and deploying a WAN and VPN is an everyday function for engineers. But can you do that for an office 4,000 miles away without leaving your office?Continue Reading

• Five reasons IT pros are not ready for SDN investment

  Vendors will tell you all the reasons you should buy SDN, but we talked to a group of IT leaders who explain why they can't yet recommend SDN investment. (Think: security!)Continue Reading

• NFV Infrastructure: What really lies beneath?

  Vendors have differing ideas on what constitutes an NFV Infrastructure, which makes it difficult to know how to invest. However, there are a few key elements every portfolio should include.Continue Reading

• The cloud on the networking horizon

  This Technical Guide examines how cloud has affected networking. It breaks down the concept of network as a service (NaaS) and its use in public, private and hybrid clouds. Included, too, is an in-depth look at what goes into hybrid cloud ...Continue Reading