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Network Performance Management

• FCC authority, net neutrality and the Court of Appeals: What's next?

  FCC authority to regulate broadband Internet services and enforce net neutrality isn't as clear as it was before a recent U.S. Court of Appeals ruling, and now the telecom industry and government alike have to sort out what comes next. Continue Reading

• A history of VPN: Disadvantages of early virtual private networks

  This history of VPN explains why early virtual private network solutions proved disadvantageous for businesses and how the advent of newer VPNs has created more secure and simpler-to-deploy solutions for wide area networks (WANs) and remote users. Continue Reading

• Web SSL VPN advantages: Secure remote access

  View this business case to understand Web SSL VPN advantages and how they compare with traditional IPsec virtual private networks. Learn in this tip how secure remote access can be easier, faster and cheaper for enterprise wide area networks (WANs). Continue Reading

• Web SSL VPN introduction

  This Web SSL VPN introduction answers the question "What is a Web SSL VPN?" and explains SSL VPN advantages in remote access environments. Understand how they evolved from their lesser IPsec VPN counterparts, how they protect against hackers, how ... Continue Reading

• Top seven network traffic monitoring challenges

  Network traffic monitoring tools are touted as the ultimate answer to meeting compliance and performance needs in the network. But a number of network traffic monitoring challenges have arisen, including difficulties in creating network baselines ... Continue Reading

• How to optimize Ethernet for data center networks

  It will take time for super-fast data center Ethernet technologies to evolve, so managers of data center networks must optimize existing Ethernet through a series of strategies that range from choosing very large switches to isolating storage ...Continue Reading

• Four trends drive enterprise adoption in WAN optimization market

  Telecom carriers can compete to provide enterprises with managed service delivery in the WAN optimization market if they understand enterprise trends, provide application performance SLAs and work with vendors to offer flexible solutions.Continue Reading

• IPad WLAN performance problems emerge

  Right out of the gate, business users are running into problems with iPad WLAN performance, wondering: Why won't my iPad stay connected to the WLAN? While it seems there may be some inherent iPad WLAN problems, there are a number of iPad WLAN ...Continue Reading

• Does Cisco's new CRS-3 router offer any improvements in optical traffic grooming?

  Telecom networking expert Ivan Pepelnjak weighs in on whether or not Cisco's CRS-3 router will have any impact on traffic grooming for optical networks.Continue Reading

• What are the benefits of a Multiprotocol Label Switching-based Border Gateway Protocol-free core?

  Learn the pros of using an Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)-free core, including how freeing core routers of BGP can stabilize networks.Continue Reading

• How will Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) interact with MPLS-TP in the future?

  Telecom networking expert Ivan Pepelnjak considers how service providers may approach interaction between Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and MPLS-Transport Protocol (MPLS-TP).Continue Reading

• Choosing an edge switch: What to consider before you invest

  Choosing an edge switch means considering a host of edge switch features that range from advanced security like IPS and malware-scanning to wireless LAN features like integrated access points and Power over Ethernet Plus.Continue Reading

• Mobile appliance explosion changes broadband mobile network planning

  Rising smartphone use and mobile appliance growth have created new service opportunities for wireless operators. In their mobile network planning, they must calculate how much to invest in new technology if return on investment is marginal.Continue Reading

• New service capabilities to influence mobile network infrastructure

  Major questions surrounding mobile appliance service deployment will affect operators' mobile network infrastructure planning in terms of enabling Quality of Service and Evolved Packet Core technology if they can sell premium services.Continue Reading

• Telecom's three advantages in selling Everything as a Service

  Cloud computing has ushered in the era of "Everything as a Service." Network operators need to exploit three advantages as they compete with other "X as a Service" providers selling software, infrastructure, platforms and more as a service.Continue Reading