In the past few newsletters, we described in considerable detail the mechanisms that are in place in TCP to ensure efficient transport of information. In particular, we concentrated on the ability of ...

Today, we’re continuing Jim’s discussion with Jamie Batmanglidj, senior systems architect for Comcast Media Center, who described his company’s challenge of transferring large files over the WAN. He ...

Low-cost software-based protocol analysis vendor Network Instruments LLC on Monday will make its first foray into WAN protocol analysis with its new WAN Observer. The protocol analysis and monitoring ...

TR-069 describes the Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) WAN Management Protocol (CWMP), intended for communication between a CPE and Auto-Configuration Server (ACS). The Secure Socket Layer (SSL) in ...

As IT environments grow more complex, applications are being delivered from a wide range of sources, including the internet, data centers and other remote sites, placing increasing demands on wide ...

The noise in the Software-Defined Wide-Area Networking (SD-WAN) marketplace has reached pandemonium levels, as a wide range of vendors seek to disrupt the hegemony of Cisco Systems in the networking ...

Ekinops, a provider of optical transport and aggregation solutions, introduced its 10G transponder and protocol converter. The PM 1001 is the most recent addition to the Ekinops PM Series, an advanced ...

As Linux is used more and more in the role of Internet server, security device and router, it is important that its WAN support continues to improve and grow. The new ...

“Our unique approach to syncing data in the cloud is dramatically faster than previous technology. Processes that typically took hours can now be done in seconds or minutes and consume far less ...