Tips

Tips

• 802.11ac 2013 standard ratified: What WLAN planners need to know

  Now that the IEEE has ratified the new 802.11 ac high-speed Wi-Fi standard, WLAN administrators need to plan their next steps.  Continue Reading

• New wireless network capabilities promise higher user capacity

  Lisa Phifer discusses how new wireless network capabilities meet the demands of increased wireless devices and bandwidth-thirsty applications.  Continue Reading

• Five steps to boost network efficiency in campus LAN

  Networking expert Glen Kemp reveals five ways to optimize the efficiency of your campus LAN.  Continue Reading

• Unified management more critical as virtual, physical worlds mesh

  As virtual and physical networking continue to evolve, the concept of unified management becomes even more important, analyst John Burke writes.  Continue Reading

• Wireless security options don't have to break the bank

  Security expert Michele Chubirka shares low-cost and free options available to help your company guard its wireless LANs against threats.  Continue Reading

• Mulling enterprise SDN deployment? Not so fast

  Although SDN offers some compelling advantages, enterprises would be ill-advised to deploy the technology until it gets more mature and standardized.  Continue Reading

• Faster processors, convergence fuel growth of 40 Gigabit Ethernet

  The advent of more powerful servers and increasing traffic are combining to fuel the migration of 40 Gigabit Ethernet into the enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Take steps to defend your network using DHCP snooping

  Learn how to enable DHCP snooping to secure your network against common breaches including man in the middle attacks and ARP poisoning.  Continue Reading

• Six ways hackers try to break Secure Sockets Layer-encrypted data

  Security expert Michael Gregg discusses steps enterprises should take to ensure their SSL-encrypted data remains secure.  Continue Reading

• Campus edge unification helped by virtual chassis, stacked switches

  Competitively priced virtual chassis and stacked switches can help enterprises unify their wired and wireless networks at the campus edge.  Continue Reading

• New standards help administrators increase enterprise WLAN capacity

  Combined, the 802.11ac and 802.11ad standards will allow admins to increase enterprise WLAN capacity, for better user density and higher data rates.  Continue Reading

• Unifying the campus edge, wireless and wired convergence

  Glen Kemp discusses some of the key considerations that need to be made when unifying wired and wireless access at the campus edge.  Continue Reading

• Application-defined networking grows with variety of vendor approaches

  New application-defined networking techniques for efficient app delivery emerge, as a variety of networking and SDN vendors take different approaches.  Continue Reading

• Pros, cons of premises- vs. provider-based network management systems

  IT expert David Davis outlines the pros and cons of premises- versus provider-based network management.  Continue Reading

• Networking blogs: Reevaluating the optical market, config builder tips

  This week, networking bloggers discuss a potential sea change for the optical market, and reveal some key tips for using custom config builders.  Continue Reading