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White Papers
Seamless Handover of IPTV Streams in a Wireless LAN Network
Aug 2009
A robust mechanism to enable seamless handover of streamed IPTV in a WLAN is presented. Handover in a wireless network is usually based on signal strength measurements, but that approach does not...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Identity-Based Policy Enforcement: A LAN Security Best Practices Whitepaper
Oct 2007
This paper focuses on the evolving nature of LAN security in today's enterprise in light of a dissolving network perimeter and the need for an identity-based solution to address new requirements....
Provided by Nevis Networks
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White Papers
Accurate Indoor Location Estimation by Incorporating the Importance of Access Points in Wireless Local Area Networks
Jun 2010
This paper focuses on indoor localization in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). The authors investigate the unequal contribution of each Access Point (AP) on location estimation. The main...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Whitepapers
Cisco WAAS Optimizes Application Delivery from the Cloud
Oct 2011
Delivering applications from the cloud to the remote sites creates additional challenges in application performance, availability, and security. See how Cisco Wide Area Application Services solve...
Provided by Cisco
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Whitepapers
How to prime your WLAN for employee devices
Nov 2011
The modern smart device has had a transformative effect on the enterprise. One result of this transformation of IT-supported mobile endpoints has been the rapid influx of employee-owned devices;...
Provided by Aruba Networks
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White Papers
Improved IP Multimedia Subsystem Authentication Mechanism for 3G-WLAN Networks
Apr 2011
The provision of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) introduces important advantages for users of 3G WLAN networks. However, a multi-pass authentication procedure needs to be performed before accessing...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Lightpath-Level Protection Versus Connection-Level Protection for Carrier-Grade Ethernet in a Mixed-Line-Rate Telecom Network
Nov 2007
Ethernet is a success story in Local Area Networks (LAN). Efforts for extending its boundaries beyond LAN to the carriers' backbone networks are in progress. The paper studies the problem of...
Provided by University of California
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White Papers
Redundancy in Serial-to-Ethernet Communications
Apr 2008
This paper provides information about redundancy in serial-to-Ethernet communications. It describes technologies from Digi International that eliminate single points of failure for networked...
Provided by Digi International
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White Papers
Handover Between GSM (2G), UMTS (3G) and Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)
May 2008
Investigation of HandOvers (HO) between different radio access technologies opens up a wide range of optimization possibilities in terms of utilization of network resources and better coverage...
Provided by Lund University
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White Papers
Optimal and Autonomous Incentive-Based Energy Consumption Scheduling Algorithm for Smart Grid
Oct 2009
In this paper, the authors consider deployment of Energy Consumption Scheduling (ECS) devices in smart meters for autonomous demand side management within a neighborhood, where several buildings...
Provided by University of British Columbia
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White Papers
Optimal Real-Time Pricing Algorithm Based on Utility Maximization for Smart Grid
Jul 2011
In this paper, the authors consider a smart power infrastructure, where several subscribers share a common energy source. Each subscriber is equipped with an Energy Consumption Controller (ECC)...
Provided by University of British Columbia
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Case Studies
Parc De Vilgenis College Selects Allied Telesis to Build a Powerful Network Connecting 3000 People and 11 Remote Buildings
Mar 2008
Parc de Vilgenis College's network was a single non-segmented Layer 2 network. They wanted to implement a new scalable network architecture that would meet their needs, both in terms of...
Provided by Allied Telesis
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White Papers
Metropolitan Ethernet Network: A Move From LAN to MAN
Aug 2007
Ethernet has been the indisputable technology of choice for the Local Area Networks (LANs) for more than 30 years. Its popularity is due to its versatility, plug-n-play feature, and low cost. It...
Provided by University of California
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Case Studies
Extreme Networks Makes the Grade for Marysville Schools
Mar 2008
The Marysville Exempted Village School District, or Marysville Schools as it is better known to students and staff, is a growing school district located approximately 20 miles northwest of...
Provided by Extreme Networks
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Case Studies
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Uses WildPackets' OmniPeek
Jan 2008
Goodyear manufactures tires, engineered rubber products and chemicals in more than 80 facilities in 28 countries. The company wanted to consolidate its set of network monitoring, analysis, and...
Provided by WildPackets
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White Papers
A Solution to WLAN Authentication and Association DoS Attacks
Aug 2007
The growing popularity of the 802.11-based Wireless LAN (WLAN) also increases its risk of security attacks. The new WLAN security standard, 802.11i, addresses most issues on user authentication...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
A Broadcast Disk Scheme for Mobile Information System
Apr 2010
The rapidly expanding technology of cellular communications, wireless Local Area Network (LAN), wireless data networks and satellite gives mobile users the ability of accessing information...
Provided by Universiti Sains Malaysia
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White Papers
Real-Time Communications for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Two-Tiered Architecture
Nov 2009
While many approaches have been proposed to deal with energy/latency trade-offs, they are likely to be insufficient for the applications where reduced delay guarantee is the main concern. In this...
Provided by Taylor & Francis Group
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White Papers
Integrating Building Automation Systems based on Web Services
Nov 2011
It is of great advantage to integrate Building Automation Systems (BAS) in intelligent buildings using networks (LAN or WAN).This paper addresses three technical issues in the integration of BASs....
Provided by Academy Publisher
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Whitepapers
Meeting Intense Performance Demands in Cloud Environments
Jan 2012
Organizations increasingly place demanding performance requirements on cloud networks. Many find that using an external cloud service provider lets them take advantage of established expertise to...
Provided by Intel Corporation
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Case Studies
Riverbed Steelhead Products Accelerate a Global Sales Force for Satellite Services Provider
Oct 2007
Intelsat is the leading provider of Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) worldwide. Intelsat needed to provide its global workforce with LAN-like application access so that they could enhance customer...
Provided by Riverbed Technology
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Case Studies
Psomas Achieves Global Work-Sharing and Accelerates the Mobile Worker With Riverbed Steelhead Products
Jan 2008
Psomas is a leading consulting engineering firm offering services for private companies and government agencies in the water transportation and land development markets. As a high-growth firm,...
Provided by Riverbed Technology
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White Papers
Laminarnet: A Simple, Secure and Practical Network Structure Based on VPN
Jan 2008
This paper shows a novel network structure called laminarnet, which is constructed by building (virtual) networks over existing (physical or virtual) networks using VPN (Virtual Private Network)...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Building Smarter WAN Connectivity: An Introduction to WAN Link Management and Its Benefits for IT Decision Makers
Jan 2008
The relentless pressure to reduce costs, increase network performance, improve productivity, and meet regulatory requirements and business continuity needs are a constant battle for the...
Provided by Elfiq Networks
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White Papers
Future-Proofing the Wiring Closet With Resilient and Scalable Modular Switch/Routers
Jun 2008
Wiring closets in the enterprise LAN are undergoing a number of significant changes. Perhaps the most important transition stems from the emergence of the enterprise IP network and IP/Ethernet LAN...
Provided by Force10 Networks
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White Papers
Carrier Grade Metro Ethernet Networks
Mar 2007
This paper gives an overview on actual trends and deployments of carrier-grade Ethernet in metro, access, and core networks. This includes the related motivation, concepts, and technologies as...
Provided by Alcatel-Lucent
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Case Studies
CSX Corporation
Jul 2011
CSX Corporation is a leading transportation company providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services. CSX Corporation was looking to address application performance for 390...
Provided by Riverbed Technology
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Case Studies
Intelsat: Riverbed Steelhead Products Accelerate a Global Sales Force for Satellite Services Provider
Jun 2009
Intelsat is the leading provider of Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) worldwide. Intelsat needed to provide its global workforce with LAN-like application access so that they could enhance customer...
Provided by Riverbed Technology
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White Papers
Distributed Resource Management in Multi-Hop Cognitive Radio Networks for Delay Sensitive Transmission
Jun 2008
In this paper, the authors investigate the problem of multi-user resource management in multi-hop cognitive radio networks for delay-sensitive applications. Since the tolerable delay does not...
Provided by University of California
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White Papers
Appliance Controlling Using IPAC
Aug 2010
Today, because of the advancements in the computer and electronic sciences everything is going to be automated. In fact, some devices or infrastructures are capable to change the behavior...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
Network Security Implementation by Onion Routing
Jan 2010
Communication is the god given gift that enables intellectual and cultural exchange and builds up the authors competence in social behavior. The internet has taken communication to unimaginable...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Achieving Network Security With Firewalls
May 2008
With the rapid increase in the number of LAN connections to the world's largest computer network (the Internet), new security techniques should be used to protect local networks against intrusion...
Provided by King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
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White Papers
Algorithms for Transmission Scheduling in Optical CDMA Networks
Jan 2012
Transmission scheduling is a media access control mechanism that prevents degradation of throughput in optical CDMA Local Area Networks (LANs) at high offered load. Optical CDMA is a multiple...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Method of Speech Signal Compression in Speaker Identification Systems
Jan 2012
In this paper, the authors present a technique of efficacy improvement of speech signal compression algorithm without individual features speech production loss. The compression in this case means...
Provided by International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research
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White Papers
Quaternary Modulation Formats for 100-Gbps Optical Links
Dec 2009
The demand for 100 Gb/s optical links is rapidly spreading across all levels of the optical networking infrastructure. Many of the first deployments will be in the Local Area Network (LAN) and...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Case Studies
Hospitality Start-Up Gets Competitive Edge From Critical Links' edgeBOX
Jan 2008
GuestCentric Systems is an early-stage startup founded in October 2006 with the mission of developing web services that revolutionize the way the hospitality industry works. Being a start up,...
Provided by Critical Links
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Case Studies
Achieving Maximum Protection of a Corporate and Retail Network
Apr 2008
Midas is one of the world's largest providers of automotive service, offering brake, exhaust, maintenance, tires, steering and suspension services at more than 2,600 franchised, licensed and...
Provided by Dell
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White Papers
How to Choose a Timing Model?
Jan 2008
When employing a consensus algorithm for state machine replication, should one optimize for the case that all communication links are usually timely, or for fewer timely links? Does optimizing a...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
A Productivity-Oriented Methodology for Local Area Network Design in Industrial Environments
Mar 2011
Industrial plants use conventional Local Area Networks (LANs) to access a growing number of Client/Server (C/S) applications such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or Enterprise Resource...
Provided by Reed Elsevier
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White Papers
Skilled in the Art of Being Idle: Reducing Energy Waste in Networked Systems
Feb 2009
Networked end-systems such as desktops and set-top boxes are often left powered-on, but idle, leading to wasted energy consumption. An alternative would be for these idle systems to enter...
Provided by University of California
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White Papers
Performance Report PRIMERGY Econel 100 S2
Sep 2008
This paper contains a summary of the benchmarks executed for the PRIMERGY Econel 100 S2. In addition to the benchmark results, an explanation has been included for each benchmark and for the...
Provided by Fujitsu
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White Papers
Deploying CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 3.x in a Virtualized Environment
Jun 2009
Virtualization is the new buzz that is on the lips of everyone from IT professionals to executives. Everyone benefits in his or her own way. This paper introduces the option of installing the...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 3.2 Large-Scale: Deployment Guide
Jun 2009
This white paper provides an outline and recommendations for deploying CiscoWorks LMS server. It also tries to highlight some of the best practices related to the deployment of large-scale...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
PC-Over-IP Technology on Enterprise Networks: Network Considerations for Large-Scale Deployment
Oct 2008
PC-over-IP (PCoIP) technology is an innovative technology that solves remoting issues such as poor responsiveness, lack of media or graphics support, OS image management challenges and peripheral...
Provided by Teradici
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White Papers
Preparing Your WLAN Infrastructure for Voice
Apr 2009
Adding mobility to enterprise voice communications can be the key to unlocking business productivity and responsiveness. Whether addressing production problems, planning promotions or responding...
Provided by Motorola
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White Papers
Transformation of the Enterprise Network Using Passive Optical LAN
May 2009
The rapid growth of bandwidth requirements and the changing role of enterprise networking are causing disruptive change in the enterprise Local Area Network (LAN). Incumbent vendors are...
Provided by Motorola
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White Papers
Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Support on Dell Servers
Oct 2007
This paper provides step-by-step instructions for using Wake-On-LAN (WOL) with Dell Servers. Wake-On-LAN allows a server to be remotely powered on. Wake-On-LAN technology resides in a server's...
Provided by Dell
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White Papers
Extreme Programming With Intel vPro Technology: Pushing the Limits With Innovative Software
Dec 2008
Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) provides a fixed set of out-of-band manageability features that work independently of the operating system (OS) and work even when the computer is...
Provided by Intel
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White Papers
The Journey Forward: Passive Optical LAN for the Corporate Wide Enterprise - How Passive Optical LAN Solutions Enable The-Journey to Enterprise IT Resource Optimization
May 2009
These days, virtually everyone who works in an office environment is struggling with the enterprise-wide mandate to do more work with less money and resources. Based on the same proven and...
Provided by Motorola
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White Papers
Cisco Secure Access Control Server Deployment Guide
Dec 2007
This paper discusses planning, design, and implementation practices for deploying Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) for Windows in an enterprise network. It discusses Cisco Secure ACS...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
Managing Cisco Catalyst Modular Switches Using CiscoWorks LMS
Sep 2008
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 4000 families of modular switches deliver best-in-class industry product lines with rich features and functionality that facilitate business-critical applications and...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
True Convergence Demands a Communication Service Provider that Embraces a CustomerCentric Approach
Jul 2009
At the center of the transformation to convergence is the Communication Service Provider. Effective convergence providers, as described in this paper, have designed their convergence solutions to...
Provided by Sprint
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White Papers
Common FTP Server Problems and How They Are Addressed When Using the StingRay File Transfer Server
Jul 2009
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard protocol used to transfer data over networks such as the Internet, or simply between two computers within the same local network (Local Area Network)....
Provided by Pro2col
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White Papers
Securing Physical and Virtual IT Assets Without Hardware Firewalls or VLANs - A New Approach: An Identity-Aware Network Inside the Perimeter
Feb 2009
For security administrators at large corporations, the growing management complexity of internal firewalls and Virtual LANs (VLANs) presents significant security challenges. The growing reliance...
Provided by Apani Networks
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White Papers
TANDBERG and VNC
Jun 2009
The PC SoftPresenter is a feature of the TANDBERG videoconferencing system that allows you to easily connect the videoconferencing system to your computer using Virtual Network Computing (VNC)...
Provided by TANDBERG, now part of Cisco
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Case Studies
ProCurve Networks Help Venetian Mega-Resort-Casinos Remain at the Top of Their Games
Jun 2008
Since 1999, The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas has relied on a network to run its entire business, spanning casino, convention center, retail, multi-restaurant and guest services...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
Wireless Access Amidst Lush Greenery of Penang Shangri-La's Resort
Mar 2008
Between 2004 and 2006, Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa in Penang was closed for a major redevelopment and repositioning exercise. The resort reopened in September 2006 with a brand new...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
HP ProCurve Networking Enables Voice Over Internet Protocol Deployment at Four Seasons Hotel
Dec 2008
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts manage 79 hotels within cities and resorts in 33 countries worldwide. Whilst converting the historic buildings into one of Europe's most luxurious hotels, Four...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
HP ProCurve, the Network of Choice for Cabot Financial
May 2008
Cabot Financial is the pioneer and market leader for consumer debt purchase and collection in the UK. When Cabot Financial moved into a new �5 million building, the installation of a resilient,...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
ProCurve Solution Promises to Cut University Network Maintenance Costs by Up to 85 Per Cent
Mar 2008
University of Westminster was founded in 1838 as Britain's first polytechnic. Employing 1,500 staff and catering for 22,000 students, it is now one of the UK's top centres for overseas study with...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
HP ProCurve Networking Boosts Security and Aids Business Growth at Leading Swiss Bank
Oct 2008
Privatbank IHAG Zurich AG (IHAG) - www.pbihag.ch - is an asset management bank serving international clients. They wanted to address the lack of redundancy at the core, introduce additional...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
3Com Case Study: Universiti Technologi Malaysia (Malaysia)
Jan 2009
Universiti Technologi Malaysia (UTM) is one of nineteen universities in Malaysia. It is recognised as one of the most prestigious in terms of academic excellence, creative learning and...
Provided by 3Com
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Case Studies
3Com Case Study: Three-Gorge University (China)
Jan 2009
Three-Gorge University is a public full-time undergraduate university in China. It has three main schools - medical, teachers' and engineering - with 15 departments teaching 45 undergraduate and...
Provided by 3Com
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Case Studies
3Com Case Study: St Michaels Collegiate College (Australia)
Jan 2009
St Michaels Collegiate College is the only Tasmanian school that services students with a PC-based curriculum. The existing school's structure could only connect two notebooks per classroom. If a...
Provided by 3Com
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Case Studies
3Com Switch 7700 Delivers Future-Proof Networking for One of UK's Oldest, Most Prestigious Schools
Jan 2009
One of the UK's oldest learning institutions, Sevenoaks School was founded in 1432 by William Sevenoke, then Mayor of London. School wanted to future-proof its network to allow new IP-based...
Provided by 3Com
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Case Studies
3Com Switch 7700 Elevates Academics of Leading Korean University
Jan 2009
Located in the seaport city of Incheon, the first Korean city to open to westerners, Inha University today is incorporating western-style education into its curriculum. Previously, Inha relied on...
Provided by 3Com
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Case Studies
Leading UK Science & Technology Institution Drives Supercomputing Research With 3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 3870 Solutions
Jan 2009
Located in the South Kensington district of London, the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (www.ic.ac.uk/) is one of the world's foremost scientific, engineering, and medical...
Provided by 3Com
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Case Studies
Suhail Bahwan Automobiles Drives Customer Service With 3Com LAN/WAN Solution, Oman
Jan 2009
Suhail Bahwan Automobiles is part of Suhail Bahwan Group one of the Sultanate of Oman's largest companies. Suhail Bahwan Automobiles required a WAN/LAN solution that would connect their far-flung...
Provided by 3Com
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Whitepapers
EMC Solutions for Backup to Disk: EMC Celerra LAN Backup to Disk With IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Nov 2007
Disk-based data protection solutions have become desirable and affordable because of the lower cost of Advanced Technology-Attachment (ATA) storage systems. As a complement to using tape for...
Provided by EMC
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Webcasts
Technical Track: Deliver LAN-Like Performance for VMware View to Branch Offices and Mobile Users
Mar 2009
Desktop virtualization dramatically simplifies IT infrastructure, provides greater enterprise data security and enables cost effective IT utilization and management. While some desktop...
Provided by VMware
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Case Studies
Cyberoam Accomplishes Atul Chemical's Complex Security Objectives
Jan 2009
Atul Ltd is a member of Lalbhai Group, one of the oldest business houses of India, with interests mainly in textiles and chemicals. Atul Chemical's network comprises Multiple LANs which consist of...
Provided by Elitecore Technologies
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Webcasts
On-Demand Webcast: When Is VPLS the Right Choice?
Jun 2008
Networking is constantly evolving, bringing new and demanding applications for today's enterprises to manage. Making WAN choices that will meet these needs is becoming increasingly difficult. VPLS...
Provided by AT&T Intellectual Property
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White Papers
Media Converters: LAN to MAN and Beyond
Jun 2008
Media converters play an important role in today's multi-protocol, mixed media Local Area Networks. For example, LAN administrators can deploy media converters to integrate fiber optic cabling and...
Provided by IMC Networks
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Case Studies
The Salvation Army Wonderland Camp
Jan 2009
The Salvation Army Wonderland Camp and Conference Center located at Camp Lake, Wisconsin is the oldest continuing Salvation Army camp in the United States. Realizing the efficiency, reliability...
Provided by D-Link
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White Papers
Inference of Network-Wide VLAN Usage in Small Enterprise Networks
Mar 2008
Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) are heavily utilized in enterprise networks to group hosts with common requirements together as if they were on the same LAN although they may be in separate...
Provided by National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC)
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White Papers
Switched Optical Star-Topology Network With Edge Electronic Buffering and Centralized Control
May 2008
A star-topology local area network is designed to carry optical packet traffic, employing collision-free switching. Data forwarding is under centralized control based on scheduled resource...
Provided by University of Essex
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White Papers
Building a High Speed Network With Dark Fiber & Gigabit Ethernet (GigE): A Multi-Point Network That Can Carry Voice Switches, LANs and Video, Built on Fiber and Gigabit Ethernet
Mar 2008
Many companies need to interconnect multiple buildings within a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) in a cost-effective way. These companies need things like voice interconnection (VoIP); LAN...
Provided by Eurofiber
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Whitepapers
IBM System z10 Open Systems Adapter Ethernet Data Router
Jan 2009
The IBM Open Systems Adapter (OSA) is a family of integrated hardware features that enables direct connection between IBM System z10e hosts and clients on Local Area Networks (LANs). The OSA...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
EtherProxy: Scaling Ethernet by Suppressing Broadcast Traffic
Jan 2009
Ethernet is the dominant technology for local area networks. This is mainly because of its autoconfiguration capability and its cost effectiveness. Unfortunately, a single Ethernet network cannot...
Provided by Rice University
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White Papers
The Impact of Topoloy and Link Aggregation on PC Cluster With Ethernet
Jul 2008
Ethernet has been used for connecting hosts in the area of high-performance computing, besides its use in local area networks. This paper investigates the impact of topology and link aggregation...
Provided by Doshisha University
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White Papers
Lightpath-Level Protection Versus Connection-Level Protection for Carrier-Grade Ethernet in a Mixed-Line-Rate Telecom Network
Nov 2007
Ethernet is a success story in Local Area Networks (LAN). Efforts for extending its boundaries beyond LAN to the carriers' backbone networks are in progress. The paper studies the problem of...
Provided by University of California
-
White Papers
Redundancy in Serial-to-Ethernet Communications
Apr 2008
This paper provides information about redundancy in serial-to-Ethernet communications. It describes technologies from Digi International that eliminate single points of failure for networked...
Provided by Digi International
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White Papers
Handover Between GSM (2G), UMTS (3G) and Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)
May 2008
Investigation of HandOvers (HO) between different radio access technologies opens up a wide range of optimization possibilities in terms of utilization of network resources and better coverage...
Provided by Lund University
-
White Papers
Optimal and Autonomous Incentive-Based Energy Consumption Scheduling Algorithm for Smart Grid
Oct 2009
In this paper, the authors consider deployment of Energy Consumption Scheduling (ECS) devices in smart meters for autonomous demand side management within a neighborhood, where several buildings...
Provided by University of British Columbia
-
White Papers
Optimal Real-Time Pricing Algorithm Based on Utility Maximization for Smart Grid
Jul 2011
In this paper, the authors consider a smart power infrastructure, where several subscribers share a common energy source. Each subscriber is equipped with an Energy Consumption Controller (ECC)...
Provided by University of British Columbia
-
Case Studies
Parc De Vilgenis College Selects Allied Telesis to Build a Powerful Network Connecting 3000 People and 11 Remote Buildings
Mar 2008
Parc de Vilgenis College's network was a single non-segmented Layer 2 network. They wanted to implement a new scalable network architecture that would meet their needs, both in terms of...
Provided by Allied Telesis
-
White Papers
Metropolitan Ethernet Network: A Move From LAN to MAN
Aug 2007
Ethernet has been the indisputable technology of choice for the Local Area Networks (LANs) for more than 30 years. Its popularity is due to its versatility, plug-n-play feature, and low cost. It...
Provided by University of California
-
Case Studies
Extreme Networks Makes the Grade for Marysville Schools
Mar 2008
The Marysville Exempted Village School District, or Marysville Schools as it is better known to students and staff, is a growing school district located approximately 20 miles northwest of...
Provided by Extreme Networks
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Case Studies
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Uses WildPackets' OmniPeek
Jan 2008
Goodyear manufactures tires, engineered rubber products and chemicals in more than 80 facilities in 28 countries. The company wanted to consolidate its set of network monitoring, analysis, and...
Provided by WildPackets
-
White Papers
A Solution to WLAN Authentication and Association DoS Attacks
Aug 2007
The growing popularity of the 802.11-based Wireless LAN (WLAN) also increases its risk of security attacks. The new WLAN security standard, 802.11i, addresses most issues on user authentication...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
-
White Papers
A Broadcast Disk Scheme for Mobile Information System
Apr 2010
The rapidly expanding technology of cellular communications, wireless Local Area Network (LAN), wireless data networks and satellite gives mobile users the ability of accessing information...
Provided by Universiti Sains Malaysia
-
White Papers
Real-Time Communications for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Two-Tiered Architecture
Nov 2009
While many approaches have been proposed to deal with energy/latency trade-offs, they are likely to be insufficient for the applications where reduced delay guarantee is the main concern. In this...
Provided by Taylor & Francis Group
-
White Papers
Integrating Building Automation Systems based on Web Services
Nov 2011
It is of great advantage to integrate Building Automation Systems (BAS) in intelligent buildings using networks (LAN or WAN).This paper addresses three technical issues in the integration of BASs....
Provided by Academy Publisher
-
Whitepapers
Meeting Intense Performance Demands in Cloud Environments
Jan 2012
Organizations increasingly place demanding performance requirements on cloud networks. Many find that using an external cloud service provider lets them take advantage of established expertise to...
Provided by Intel Corporation
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Case Studies
Riverbed Steelhead Products Accelerate a Global Sales Force for Satellite Services Provider
Oct 2007
Intelsat is the leading provider of Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) worldwide. Intelsat needed to provide its global workforce with LAN-like application access so that they could enhance customer...
Provided by Riverbed Technology
-
Case Studies
Psomas Achieves Global Work-Sharing and Accelerates the Mobile Worker With Riverbed Steelhead Products
Jan 2008
Psomas is a leading consulting engineering firm offering services for private companies and government agencies in the water transportation and land development markets. As a high-growth firm,...
Provided by Riverbed Technology
-
White Papers
Laminarnet: A Simple, Secure and Practical Network Structure Based on VPN
Jan 2008
This paper shows a novel network structure called laminarnet, which is constructed by building (virtual) networks over existing (physical or virtual) networks using VPN (Virtual Private Network)...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
-
White Papers
Building Smarter WAN Connectivity: An Introduction to WAN Link Management and Its Benefits for IT Decision Makers
Jan 2008
The relentless pressure to reduce costs, increase network performance, improve productivity, and meet regulatory requirements and business continuity needs are a constant battle for the...
Provided by Elfiq Networks
-
White Papers
Future-Proofing the Wiring Closet With Resilient and Scalable Modular Switch/Routers
Jun 2008
Wiring closets in the enterprise LAN are undergoing a number of significant changes. Perhaps the most important transition stems from the emergence of the enterprise IP network and IP/Ethernet LAN...
Provided by Force10 Networks
-
White Papers
Carrier Grade Metro Ethernet Networks
Mar 2007
This paper gives an overview on actual trends and deployments of carrier-grade Ethernet in metro, access, and core networks. This includes the related motivation, concepts, and technologies as...
Provided by Alcatel-Lucent
-
Case Studies
CSX Corporation
Jul 2011
CSX Corporation is a leading transportation company providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services. CSX Corporation was looking to address application performance for 390...
Provided by Riverbed Technology
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Case Studies
Intelsat: Riverbed Steelhead Products Accelerate a Global Sales Force for Satellite Services Provider
Jun 2009
Intelsat is the leading provider of Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) worldwide. Intelsat needed to provide its global workforce with LAN-like application access so that they could enhance customer...
Provided by Riverbed Technology
-
White Papers
Distributed Resource Management in Multi-Hop Cognitive Radio Networks for Delay Sensitive Transmission
Jun 2008
In this paper, the authors investigate the problem of multi-user resource management in multi-hop cognitive radio networks for delay-sensitive applications. Since the tolerable delay does not...
Provided by University of California
-
White Papers
Appliance Controlling Using IPAC
Aug 2010
Today, because of the advancements in the computer and electronic sciences everything is going to be automated. In fact, some devices or infrastructures are capable to change the behavior...
Provided by Academy Publisher
-
White Papers
Network Security Implementation by Onion Routing
Jan 2010
Communication is the god given gift that enables intellectual and cultural exchange and builds up the authors competence in social behavior. The internet has taken communication to unimaginable...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
-
White Papers
Achieving Network Security With Firewalls
May 2008
With the rapid increase in the number of LAN connections to the world's largest computer network (the Internet), new security techniques should be used to protect local networks against intrusion...
Provided by King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
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Algorithms for Transmission Scheduling in Optical CDMA Networks
Jan 2012
Transmission scheduling is a media access control mechanism that prevents degradation of throughput in optical CDMA Local Area Networks (LANs) at high offered load. Optical CDMA is a multiple...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Method of Speech Signal Compression in Speaker Identification Systems
Jan 2012
In this paper, the authors present a technique of efficacy improvement of speech signal compression algorithm without individual features speech production loss. The compression in this case means...
Provided by International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research
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Quaternary Modulation Formats for 100-Gbps Optical Links
Dec 2009
The demand for 100 Gb/s optical links is rapidly spreading across all levels of the optical networking infrastructure. Many of the first deployments will be in the Local Area Network (LAN) and...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Case Studies
Hospitality Start-Up Gets Competitive Edge From Critical Links' edgeBOX
Jan 2008
GuestCentric Systems is an early-stage startup founded in October 2006 with the mission of developing web services that revolutionize the way the hospitality industry works. Being a start up,...
Provided by Critical Links
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Case Studies
Achieving Maximum Protection of a Corporate and Retail Network
Apr 2008
Midas is one of the world's largest providers of automotive service, offering brake, exhaust, maintenance, tires, steering and suspension services at more than 2,600 franchised, licensed and...
Provided by Dell
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How to Choose a Timing Model?
Jan 2008
When employing a consensus algorithm for state machine replication, should one optimize for the case that all communication links are usually timely, or for fewer timely links? Does optimizing a...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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A Productivity-Oriented Methodology for Local Area Network Design in Industrial Environments
Mar 2011
Industrial plants use conventional Local Area Networks (LANs) to access a growing number of Client/Server (C/S) applications such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or Enterprise Resource...
Provided by Reed Elsevier
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Skilled in the Art of Being Idle: Reducing Energy Waste in Networked Systems
Feb 2009
Networked end-systems such as desktops and set-top boxes are often left powered-on, but idle, leading to wasted energy consumption. An alternative would be for these idle systems to enter...
Provided by University of California
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A Software-Radio Test-Bed for Measuring the Performance of DVB-S2 Receiver Circuits
Jul 2008
This paper presents a flexible and versatile DVBS2 test-bed that combines a set of automated signal generation and analysis instruments along with a powerful software radio processing unit for...
Provided by University of Patras
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A Panoramic Video Distributed System Used in LAN
Oct 2011
In real-time monitoring process, resolution must be set against field vision. There are two problems in the real-time monitoring procedures, such as: the field vision is too small to capture the...
Provided by Wuhan University
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Scheduling Granularity in Underwater Acoustic Networks
Dec 2011
Underwater acoustic networks have many distinct channel characteristics when compared to terrestrial networks. Long propagation delay, one such characteristic, allows scheduling methods with...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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Whitepapers
Forrester Seven Top Integration Trends for 2011 to 2012
Apr 2012
Integration remains a high priority for enterprises in 2011 to 2012, leading Forrester to mine client inquiries and interview industry experts for insight into the latest integration trends....
Provided by IBM
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Ten Microseconds Over LAN, for Free
Aug 2007
The status quo for time-stamping in PCs is ntpd, which is accurate to 1[ms] at best. For precision applications this is inadequate, but it is a low cost solution which suits many generic...
Provided by University of Melbourne
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A LAN Protocol for Efficient File Transfer on Linux Based System
Mar 2011
Data sharing has always been an cruicial task over a LAN. Considering the existing TCP/IP model only network and transport layers are of immense importance. As the authors know that, TCP defines...
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