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Automating Infrastructure and Operations Management with VMware
With VMware, virtualization tools come with a management system built in. Check out this webcast to learn more.
Sponsored by VMware Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800
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Webcasts
Ensuring High Availability With VMware vSphere
Apr 2009
VMware once again raises the bar for providing simple and cost-effective application high availability with VMware vSphere 4. Tune in to hear about VMware Fault Tolerance (FT), a new feature in...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Selecting a Mass Notification System
May 2004
Mass notification systems are becoming an integral part of both emergency and non-emergency communications for organizations of all sizes and in all industries. The benefits of mass notification...
Provided by National Notification Network
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Webcasts
Business Continuity: Business Impact Analysis
Jan 2010
The presenter explains what the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is in the Business Continuity methodology. The presenter explains how the Business Impact Analysis is so beneficial not only for...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Scalability for Social Network Analysis Algorithms
Jun 2010
A Social network is a social structure made up of individuals called "Nodes" which are tied by "Edges". One example of a source for social network analysis is traffic in a mobile telephony network...
Provided by Uppsala University
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Software Update Management With System Center Configuration Manager (Level 300)
Dec 2007
Significant changes have been made to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager capabilities for assessing compliance, and also deployment and installation of software updates. This webcast...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
UEFI and Windows
Jul 2008
This paper briefly describes support for the Unified Extended Firmware Interface (UEFI) in the Windows family of operating systems and includes a brief discussion of related technical issues. This...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
CA IT Process Automation Manager Best Practices: Recommendations for Process Design and Monitoring
Apr 2010
CA IT Process Automation Manager (CA IT PAM) provides a centralized and structured approach to operations management by enabling one to define, build, orchestrate, manage, and report on automated...
Provided by CA
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Optimizing Deep Packet Inspection for High-Speed Traffic Analysis
Aug 2010
Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) techniques are considered extremely expensive in terms of processing costs and therefore are usually deployed in edge networks, where the amount of data to be...
Provided by Politecnico di Torino
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Webcasts
Veritas Cluster Server Technical Overview and Roadmap
Mar 2009
While server and application environments are becoming more complex, interconnected, and dynamic, IT organizations are under increasing pressure to maintain the same service levels with the same...
Provided by Symantec
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White Papers
UEFI Support and Requirements for Windows Operating Systems
Apr 2009
This paper provides information about Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) support in Windows operating systems. Firmware and system designers can use the guidelines and requirements in this paper...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
SNMP Monitoring: One Critical Component to Network Management
Jun 2005
Although SNMP agents provide essential information for effective network monitoring and troubleshooting, SNMP alone does not provide all the information you need to stay on top of your network....
Provided by Network Instruments
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White Papers
SLA Description: a Description of Service Level Agreements
Jan 2002
A description of Service Level Agreements. What are they, why are they needed, what are they comprised of, and how to create and implement them. The primary objective of an organization's...
Provided by RL Information Consulting
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Desired Configuration Management in Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Level 300)
Oct 2007
With Desired Configuration Management, one can monitor environment for an array of configurations and settings and report the findings centrally. The webcast introduce key concepts and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Overview of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Level 300)
Oct 2007
The next major release of Microsoft Systems Management Server, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, is now available. This webcast provides a technical overview of System Center...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Cisco - Capacity and Performance Management: Best Practices White Paper
Mar 2003
This paper examines the general capacity and performance issues, including the risks and potential capacity issues within networks. The paper also looks at the capacity and performance management...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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Webcasts
What's New With BMC Performance Manager 2.5
Nov 2007
BMC Performance Manager (BPM) 2.5 is faster and simpler than ever, with improvements in performance, usability, and configuration. The presenters will discuss the new v2.5 features focused on...
Provided by BMC Software
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White Papers
Quality of Service on the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Supervisor Engine 6-E
May 2009
Quality of Service (QoS) is no longer an option in networks today; it has become a requirement due the extensive use of unified communications. The extensive QoS toolkit provided by the Supervisor...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
White Paper: Core Network Design and Dimensioning for GPRS and UMTS
Oct 2007
This paper discusses the protocol architecture, and the design methodology for GPRS and UMTS core networks. The topics discussed include the new elements used for packet routing and external...
Provided by LCC International
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White Papers
IT Contingency Planning: IT Disaster Recovery Planning
Apr 2010
This paper design for the implementation of the SVCC IT Contingency Planning: Disaster Recovery Plan. This guide is to be used as a reference in order to respond to an IT Disaster in a timely...
Provided by Southside Virginia Community College
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Webcasts
Active Problem Analyzer - Overview and Configuration in NNM v7.51 Advanced Edition
Aug 2007
In this webcast, the attendee will learn about the Active Problem Analyzer (APA) extensible architecture in NNM v7.51 Advanced Edition and ways to setup, configure and customize APA to meet the...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Introducing System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (Level 100)
Jul 2008
Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner 2006 uses state of the art modeling technology to bring unprecedented functionality and flexibility to the process of performance analysis and planning of...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Really Fast Failover and Other Use Cases for Veritas Cluster File System
Dec 2008
The presenter of this webcast will cover key uses cases for Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System. Attendees will learn how CFS delivers fast failover of databases and applications,...
Provided by Symantec
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White Papers
Orchestrating People, Process, and Technology
May 2009
The ultimate goal of Information Technology (IT) operations is to provide efficient and effective services while increasing the value of IT to the organization. IT compliance standards require...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Staying on Top of Enterprise Extender: Proactive Monitoring, Management & Optimization
Jan 2009
HPR totally supplanted SNA/APPN's traditional 'Intermediate session routing' functionality with three new, function-rich components. These three HPR routing components, in the context of EE, then...
Provided by Software Diversified Services
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White Papers
Symantec High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solution for SAP: Keep Your SAP Application Online, All the Time With Symantec
Feb 2008
Many organizations rely on SAP applications to support vital business processes. Any disruption of these services translates directly into bottom-line losses. As an organization's information...
Provided by Symantec
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Case Studies
NetScout nGenius Performance Manager Helps Dell Conduct Effective Capacity Planning and Accelerate Network Trouble-Shooting by Approximately 90 Percent
Jul 2009
Managing the Dell global IT network is an immense job. The network IT group monitors all the network traffic flowing through more than 10,000 switches, routers, load balancers, and firewalls and...
Provided by Dell
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Case Studies
Availability and More: End-to-End Monitoring Helps IT Add Value From the Business User's Point of View
Nov 2007
About three years ago, a leading U.S. bank with global operations decided to transform the way it managed the availability of its IT infrastructure. Today, it's preparing to leverage that...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Computer Systems Research at HP Labs
Nov 2008
This issue of Operating Systems Review continues a series of surveys of research at major corporate research labs with a slice of computer systems research at HP Labs. This paper gives a brief...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
The Emergence of Personal Health Systems: Designing Technology for Patients and Clinicians
May 2008
The ability to monitor patients from a distance, using electronic devices to record and send measurements of patients' vital signs, has been a mainstay in the use of medical technology for years....
Provided by Intel
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White Papers
Technical Considerations for Creating a Serviceguard Cluster That Spans Multiple IP Subnets
Apr 2008
Serviceguard has required that nodes in the cluster be on the same IP subnet and that all the interfaces on the same subnet must be connected at the link level. This requirement has become too...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Detailed Diagnosis in Enterprise Networks
Aug 2009
By studying trouble tickets from small enterprise networks, the paper concludes that their operators need detailed fault diagnosis. That is, the diagnostic system should be able to diagnose not...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
BCDEdit Reference
Feb 2008
The Boot Configuration Data store (BCD) contains boot configuration parameters and controls how the operating system is booted for Windows Vista and later versions. BCD abstracts the underlying...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Performance Testing Guide for Windows
Aug 2009
This paper provides information about testing performance on Windows 7. It provides guidelines for hardware and software industry professionals, Information Technology (IT) professionals, and...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Power Policy Configuration and Deployment in Windows
Mar 2009
Windows Vista and later versions of Windows feature a redesigned power policy store that enables third-party extensibility and configuration by using Windows Group Policy. This paper describes the...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Microsoft Portable Executable and Common Object File Format Specification
Feb 2008
This specification describes the structure of executable (image) files and object files under the Windows family of operating systems. These files are referred to as Portable Executable (PE) and...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
iSCSI Boot Firmware Table (iBFT) as Defined in ACPI 3.0b Specification
Aug 2009
The iSCSI Boot Firmware (iBF) Table (iBFT) is a block of information that contains various parameters that are useful to the iSCSI Boot process. The iBFT is the mechanism by which iBF parameter...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Overview on SP1 Release for Storage Foundation and High Availability for Windows 5.1
Nov 2009
Storage Foundation and High Availability for Windows 5.1 will be releasing Service Pack 1 (SP1) in November. This SP1 release includes an eye-popping list of extended features and additional...
Provided by Symantec
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Case Studies
Agencia Gubernamental de Control del Gobierno de la Ciudad De Buenos Aires Accelerates Business License Processing by 80%
Nov 2009
The Agencia Gubernamental de Control del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires wanted to implement a scalable, highly-available IT infrastructure to help the agency reliably handle data and...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Aviva Reduces Cost of IT Estate After Implementing Management Solution
Oct 2009
United Kingdom - based Aviva wanted to rationalise the number of software management systems in line with the company's aims of reduced IT costs and greater effectiveness. With Microsoft Services...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Develop High-Volume, Low-Latency Finance Solutions With IBM WebSphere MQ Low Latency Messaging
Oct 2009
This white paper discusses how IBM WebSphere MQ Low Latency Messaging addresses the current challenges of the financial markets industry with solutions designed for reliable multicast and unicast...
Provided by IBM
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Adaptive Scheduling of Message Carrying in a Pigeon Network
Apr 2011
In adverse environments where real-time communications are not always available, a delay tolerant network may be the only choice. A special type of delay tolerant network known as a "Pigeon...
Provided by International Association for Sharing Knowledge and Sustainability (IASKS)
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White Papers
Regularization and Feature Selection for Networked Features
Oct 2010
In the standard formalization of supervised learning problems, a datum is represented as a vector of features without prior knowledge about relationships among features. However, for many real...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
On Rate Allocation for Multiple Plants in a Networked Control System
Mar 2012
The problem of allocating communication resources to multiple plants in a networked control system is investigated. In the presence of a shared communication medium, a total transmission rate...
Provided by KTH - Royal Institute of Technology
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Robust Monitoring of Network-Wide Aggregates Through Gossiping
Jan 2007
The authors examine the use of gossip protocols for continuous monitoring of network-wide aggregates. Aggregates are computed from local management variables using functions such as AVERAGE, MIN,...
Provided by KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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White Papers
ActiSen: Activity-Aware Sensor Network in Smart Environments
Dec 2011
A sensor network, unlike a traditional communication network, provides high degree of visibility into environmental physical processes. Therefore, its operation is driven by the activities in the...
Provided by Reed Elsevier
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White Papers
Networks-on-Chip in Emerging Interconnect Paradigms: Advantages and Challenges
May 2009
Communication plays a crucial role in the design and performance of multi-core Systems-on-Chip (SoCs). Networks-on-Chip (NoCs) have been proposed as a promising solution to simplify and optimize...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Effect of Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity on Correlated Firing in Feedback Networks
Jun 2011
The firing activity of a neuronal population is correlated, which has been linked to information coding and exchanging. Short-term synaptic plasticity allows synapses to increase (facilitate) or...
Provided by mecs-press
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White Papers
An Underwater Acoustic Routing Protocol Based on Hole Projection
Aug 2011
The directed routing protocol ends in failure when it faces a situation of the destination node with a very low velocity in a sparse ad hoc network so, that none of nodes exist in its forwarding...
Provided by mecs-press
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Application of Erlang Formulae in Next Generation Networks
Feb 2012
The paper deals with the possibility of the Erlang B and Erlang C formula utilization in Next Generation Networks (NGN). Based on the common properties of synchronous and asynchronous networks it...
Provided by mecs-press
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Network Packet Inspection to Identify Contraband File Sharing Using Forensic Tools
Apr 2012
This Paper discusses the digital forensic tool that uses a Field Programmable Gate Array [FPGA] based software for deep packet inspection in network Router for a Bit Torrent Handshake message....
Provided by mecs-press
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Network Cooperation for Client-AP Association Optimization
Apr 2012
In a WiFi deployment with multiple access points, optimizing the way each client selects an AP from amongst the available choices, has a significant impact on the realized performance. When two or...
Provided by Rutgers University
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White Papers
A Parallel Routing Algorithm for Torus NoCs
Jan 2012
This paper proposes a parallel routing algorithm for routing multiple data streams over disjoint paths in the torus Network-on-Chip (NoC) architecture. The authors show how to construct a maximal...
Provided by International Association of Computer Science & Information Technology (IACSIT)
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White Papers
Internet Traffic Engineering by Optimizing OSPF Weights
Jan 2012
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is the most commonly used intra-domain internet routing protocol. Traffic flow is routed along shortest paths, splitting flow at nodes where several outgoing links...
Provided by Universite Libre de Bruxelles
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White Papers
Bandwidth Estimation for Best-Effort Internet Traffic
Jan 2012
A fundamental problem of Internet traffic engineering is bandwidth estimation: determining the bandwidth (bits/sec) required to carry traffic with a specific bit rate (bits/sec) offered to an...
Provided by Bell Labs
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White Papers
Elastic Service Availability: Utility Framework and Optimal Provisioning
Aug 2008
Service availability is one of the most closely scrutinized metrics in offering network services. It is important to cost-effectively provision a managed and differentiated network with various...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
The Need for Simulation in Evaluating Anomaly Detectors
Jan 2008
Anomalous events that affect the performance of networks are a fact of life. It is therefore not surprising that recent years have seen an explosion in research on network anomaly detection. What...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Making IP Traffic Engineering Robust to Intra and Inter-AS Transient Link Failures
Sep 2007
Intra- and inter-AS transient link failures are common in operational IP networks. Robust intra- and inter-AS Traffic Engineering (TE) schemes have been proposed to optimize network performance...
Provided by University of Surrey
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White Papers
Intra-Domain Delay-Based Quality of Service Using Differentiated Routing
May 2008
Differentiated routing is an approach to providing service differentiation in networks, a field that is currently receiving significant research attention. In this paper, the authors present an...
Provided by University of Surrey
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White Papers
Fast Network Failure Recovery Using Multiple BGP Routing Planes
Aug 2009
The authors present an efficient multi-plane based fast network failure recovery scheme which can be realized using the recently proposed multi-path enabled BGP platforms. They mainly focus on the...
Provided by University of Surrey
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White Papers
Delay-Based Quality of Service Through Intra-Domain Differentiated Routing With Optimised Link Weight Setting
Apr 2010
The wide range of applications that are supported on the Internet requires it to deliver a diverse set of classes of service. For example, network providers need to support both delay-sensitive...
Provided by University of Surrey
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White Papers
Evaluating the Benefits of the Locator/Identifier Separation
Aug 2007
Since recent years, it has been recognized that the existing routing architecture of today's Internet is facing scalability problems. Single numbering space, multi-homing, and traffic engineering,...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation Schemes for Non-Uniform Traffic in EPON
Jan 2012
Limited bandwidth allocation scheme in EPON is shown to suffer from poor utilization under non-uniform traffic conditions, particularly as the number of ONUs, guard time and round-trip time...
Provided by Optical Society of America
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White Papers
On Synchronization of Pinning-Controlled Networks With Reducible and Asymmetric Coupling Matrix
May 2011
Complex dynamical networks are found to be common systems in the real world, such as genetic regulatory networks, biological neural networks, telephone graphs, etc. Therefore, lots of researchers...
Provided by Scientific Research Publishing
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White Papers
RQRT: Reduce Querying Routing Table for Mesh-Based Network-on-Chip
Jun 2011
Although using table to implement routing algorithm has some advantages in Network-on-Chip (NoC), the router queries the routing table whenever a packet is to be forwarded. The querying time...
Provided by World Scientific Publishing
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White Papers
On the Impact of Greedy Strategies in BitTorrent Networks: The Case of BitTyrant
Jun 2008
The success of BitTorrent has fostered the development of variants to its basic components. Some of the variants adopt greedy approaches aiming at exploiting the intrinsic altruism of the original...
Provided by INRIA
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White Papers
Two Parallel Approaches to Network Data Analysis
Aug 2011
In this paper, the authors compare two alternative approaches to large-scale analytic applications. They focus on network data analysis and de ne four sample Jobs that operate over a publicly...
Provided by EURECOM
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White Papers
Design and Performance Evaluation of Transmitted Reference BPSK UWB Receiver Using SIMULINK
Dec 2011
Ultra wideband systems find applications in indoor and high speed applications. Being baseband transmission, it exhibits properties like low power and low cost design. Especially, IR-UWB systems...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technologies
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White Papers
Network Delay: Network Analyzer and OPNET Simulation Tool
Nov 2011
This paper presents a complete network analyzer development for network delay in campus environment. The purpose of this paper is to define the accuracy of network analyzer development with...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technologies
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White Papers
Performance Analysis of Clustering Algorithms in Detecting Outliers
Jan 2011
This paper presents the analysis of K-means and K-Medians clustering algorithm in detecting outliers. Clustering is generally used in pattern recognition where if a user wants to search for some...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technologies
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White Papers
A Study of Comparison of Network Simulator -3 and Network Simulator -2
Jan 2012
Network simulation is undoubtedly one of the most prevalent evaluation methodologies in the area of computer networks. While simulation is not the only tool used for data networking research, it...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technologies
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White Papers
Exploring and Exploiting Opportunistic Network Routing in a DTN Environment
Jun 2011
A communications network that is capable of storing packets temporarily in intermediate nodes, until the time an end-to-end route is re-established or regenerated is known as a delay tolerant...
Provided by Ganpat University
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Case Studies
NIL Data Communications d.o.o.
Nov 2011
Virtu d.o.o., a NIL Group company offers the newest technological and business solutions in virtualization, cloud computing and managed services to small and medium-sized businesses as well as...
Provided by VMware
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Case Studies
AireSpring
Feb 2011
AireSpring, is one of the leading local and long distance SIP trunking provider. AireSpring wanted to quickly diagnose and resolve customer issues in a high speed, high volume voice network...
Provided by Riverbed Technology
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White Papers
Calculating the Project Network Critical Path in Uncertainty Conditions
May 2010
Correct scheduling of the project is the necessary condition for the project success. In traditional models, the activities duration times are deterministic and known. In real world however,...
Provided by International Journal of Engineering and Technology
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White Papers
Bandwidth-Aware Co-Scheduling for Clusters
Oct 2009
Cluster computing are the best category of number of off-the-shelf commodity computers and resources that are integrated through hardware, networks and software to behave as a single computer...
Provided by International Journal of Engineering and Technology
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White Papers
Buffer Management for Preferential Delivery in Opportunistic Delay Tolerant Networks
Oct 2011
Delay Tolerant Networks (DTN) present many challenges that are not present in traditional networks. Many stem from the need to deal with disconnections which directly impacts routing and...
Provided by Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center
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White Papers
Timing Acquisition and Demodulation of an UWB System Based on the Differential Scheme
Apr 2012
Blind synchronization constitutes a major challenge in realizing highly efficient Ultra Wide Band (UWB) systems because of the short pulse duration which requires a fast synchronization algorithm...
Provided by Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center
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White Papers
Enhancing Service Discovery Performance Over Home Networks
Mar 2012
Service discovery protocols are used to facilitate dynamic cooperation among devices/services with minimal user intervention. These protocols work by exchanging messages to identify and locate the...
Provided by Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center
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White Papers
Performance Comparison of Two Dynamic Routing Protocols: RIP and OSPF
Oct 2011
There are two main classes of adaptive routing protocols in the internet: distance vector and link state. This paper presents the comparison between distance vector and link state. It also...
Provided by Journal of Computing
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White Papers
Automatically Communication Path Creation and Reconfiguration in Dynamic Network Environment for Optimizing Performance to Network Applications
Mar 2012
Accessing network services across a wide area network still remains a challenging task and the difficulty mainly comes from the heterogeneous and constantly changing network environment, which...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Technology and Applications
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White Papers
White Paper: Core Network Design and Dimensioning for GPRS and UMTS
Oct 2007
This paper discusses the protocol architecture, and the design methodology for GPRS and UMTS core networks. The topics discussed include the new elements used for packet routing and external...
Provided by LCC International
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White Papers
Accelerated Enterprise WAN Optimization
Jun 2011
Is your network starting to look like a crowded freeway? The way that people access and use their data is changing, and it can leave your network feeling strained. Mobile devices, virtualized...
Provided by Blue Coat Systems
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White Papers
Orchestrating People, Process, and Technology
May 2009
The ultimate goal of Information Technology (IT) operations is to provide efficient and effective services while increasing the value of IT to the organization. IT compliance standards require...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Staying on Top of Enterprise Extender: Proactive Monitoring, Management & Optimization
Jan 2009
HPR totally supplanted SNA/APPN's traditional 'Intermediate session routing' functionality with three new, function-rich components. These three HPR routing components, in the context of EE, then...
Provided by Software Diversified Services
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Webcasts
What's New With BMC Performance Manager 2.5
Nov 2007
BMC Performance Manager (BPM) 2.5 is faster and simpler than ever, with improvements in performance, usability, and configuration. The presenters will discuss the new v2.5 features focused on...
Provided by BMC Software
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White Papers
Symantec High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solution for SAP: Keep Your SAP Application Online, All the Time With Symantec
Feb 2008
Many organizations rely on SAP applications to support vital business processes. Any disruption of these services translates directly into bottom-line losses. As an organization's information...
Provided by Symantec
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Case Studies
NetScout nGenius Performance Manager Helps Dell Conduct Effective Capacity Planning and Accelerate Network Trouble-Shooting by Approximately 90 Percent
Jul 2009
Managing the Dell global IT network is an immense job. The network IT group monitors all the network traffic flowing through more than 10,000 switches, routers, load balancers, and firewalls and...
Provided by Dell
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Case Studies
Availability and More: End-to-End Monitoring Helps IT Add Value From the Business User's Point of View
Nov 2007
About three years ago, a leading U.S. bank with global operations decided to transform the way it managed the availability of its IT infrastructure. Today, it's preparing to leverage that...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Computer Systems Research at HP Labs
Nov 2008
This issue of Operating Systems Review continues a series of surveys of research at major corporate research labs with a slice of computer systems research at HP Labs. This paper gives a brief...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
The Emergence of Personal Health Systems: Designing Technology for Patients and Clinicians
May 2008
The ability to monitor patients from a distance, using electronic devices to record and send measurements of patients' vital signs, has been a mainstay in the use of medical technology for years....
Provided by Intel
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White Papers
Technical Considerations for Creating a Serviceguard Cluster That Spans Multiple IP Subnets
Apr 2008
Serviceguard has required that nodes in the cluster be on the same IP subnet and that all the interfaces on the same subnet must be connected at the link level. This requirement has become too...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Detailed Diagnosis in Enterprise Networks
Aug 2009
By studying trouble tickets from small enterprise networks, the paper concludes that their operators need detailed fault diagnosis. That is, the diagnostic system should be able to diagnose not...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
BCDEdit Reference
Feb 2008
The Boot Configuration Data store (BCD) contains boot configuration parameters and controls how the operating system is booted for Windows Vista and later versions. BCD abstracts the underlying...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Performance Testing Guide for Windows
Aug 2009
This paper provides information about testing performance on Windows 7. It provides guidelines for hardware and software industry professionals, Information Technology (IT) professionals, and...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Power Policy Configuration and Deployment in Windows
Mar 2009
Windows Vista and later versions of Windows feature a redesigned power policy store that enables third-party extensibility and configuration by using Windows Group Policy. This paper describes the...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Microsoft Portable Executable and Common Object File Format Specification
Feb 2008
This specification describes the structure of executable (image) files and object files under the Windows family of operating systems. These files are referred to as Portable Executable (PE) and...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
UEFI and Windows
Jul 2008
This paper briefly describes support for the Unified Extended Firmware Interface (UEFI) in the Windows family of operating systems and includes a brief discussion of related technical issues. This...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
UEFI Support and Requirements for Windows Operating Systems
Apr 2009
This paper provides information about Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) support in Windows operating systems. Firmware and system designers can use the guidelines and requirements in this paper...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
iSCSI Boot Firmware Table (iBFT) as Defined in ACPI 3.0b Specification
Aug 2009
The iSCSI Boot Firmware (iBF) Table (iBFT) is a block of information that contains various parameters that are useful to the iSCSI Boot process. The iBFT is the mechanism by which iBF parameter...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Overview on SP1 Release for Storage Foundation and High Availability for Windows 5.1
Nov 2009
Storage Foundation and High Availability for Windows 5.1 will be releasing Service Pack 1 (SP1) in November. This SP1 release includes an eye-popping list of extended features and additional...
Provided by Symantec
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Case Studies
Agencia Gubernamental de Control del Gobierno de la Ciudad De Buenos Aires Accelerates Business License Processing by 80%
Nov 2009
The Agencia Gubernamental de Control del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires wanted to implement a scalable, highly-available IT infrastructure to help the agency reliably handle data and...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Aviva Reduces Cost of IT Estate After Implementing Management Solution
Oct 2009
United Kingdom - based Aviva wanted to rationalise the number of software management systems in line with the company's aims of reduced IT costs and greater effectiveness. With Microsoft Services...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Develop High-Volume, Low-Latency Finance Solutions With IBM WebSphere MQ Low Latency Messaging
Oct 2009
This white paper discusses how IBM WebSphere MQ Low Latency Messaging addresses the current challenges of the financial markets industry with solutions designed for reliable multicast and unicast...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
DekaBank Improves Customer Satisfaction With Active Monitoring of Web-Based Business Processes
Nov 2009
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale wanted to enable DekaBank to ensure the high availability and performance of 14 business-critical, Web-based applications with 3 million users of internet banking...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
The Services-Powered Business
Feb 2008
This paper will review the defining characteristics of Services-Powered Businesses and will discuss the requirements of those best equipped to deliver the benefits. For many years now businesses...
Provided by Nortel Networks
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Webcasts
Using IIS Application Request Routing to Achieve Elastic Scalability in the Hosting Space!
Dec 2009
Attaining high application availability is always very important albeit not always simple to achieve. IT Administrators and Hosters can benefit from using some of the recently released IIS...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Network Telemetry
Oct 2008
In order to operate and ensure availability of a network, it is critical to have visibility and awareness into what is occurring on the network at any one time. Network telemetry offers extensive...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
Quality of Service on the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Supervisor Engine 6-E
May 2009
Quality of Service (QoS) is no longer an option in networks today; it has become a requirement due the extensive use of unified communications. The extensive QoS toolkit provided by the Supervisor...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
SNMP Monitoring: One Critical Component to Network Management
Jun 2005
Although SNMP agents provide essential information for effective network monitoring and troubleshooting, SNMP alone does not provide all the information you need to stay on top of your network....
Provided by Network Instruments
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Case Studies
GaVI Safeguards Online Application Response Times for Insurance Clients Using CA Wily Introscope
Jul 2009
Technology is fundamental to the day-to-day operations of GaVI's insurance clients. Poor application response times will therefore not only impact the insurance companies but also policyholders....
Provided by CA
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Case Studies
Intesa SanPaolo Boosts Quality of Service for Online Customers With CA Wily Introscope
Mar 2009
Given the growing use among clients of online banking, Intesa Sanpaolo had to ensure the high availability of its systems, during and after the merger. With a complex platform of Web applications,...
Provided by CA
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Case Studies
Telekom Austria Safeguards Service Levels for 17 Million Subscribers With CA eHealth Performance Manager
Jun 2009
Customer service levels and future business growth are dependent on the company's IT infrastructure, and especially its network. Following a network consolidation program, Telekom Austria needed...
Provided by CA
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White Papers
Selecting a Mass Notification System
May 2004
Mass notification systems are becoming an integral part of both emergency and non-emergency communications for organizations of all sizes and in all industries. The benefits of mass notification...
Provided by National Notification Network
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Case Studies
Schneider Electric Improves System Availability, Boosts Corporate Confidence in IT
Dec 2008
Company surveys showed systems availability was the number one IT concern among internal users, particularly in the sales force, who sell Schneider's flagship Square D brand of electrical...
Provided by Compuware
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White Papers
IBM Performance Management Tools
Sep 2005
This paper is designed to help you understand the different IBM performance management tools that are available to you and when to use them. The paper is designed for beginners who want to learn...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Quality of Service (QoS) Networking
Feb 2003
QoS refers to the capability of a network to provide better service to selected network traffic over various technologies, including Frame Relay, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Ethernet and...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
Deploying Dell Open Manage Server Administrator From IT Assistant 7.0
May 2005
IT Assistant is a central management console that manages and monitors systems in a corporate network. In addition to the basic discovery of systems it supports a wide variety of advanced systems...
Provided by Dell
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White Papers
The Gadwall Network Checklist: Make Sure You’ve Got Everything When You Set Up Your Network
Jan 2000
This checklist is designed to guide you in making sure that you have covered all the bases with your network design and technology purchases. Most network installations suffer because parts are...
Provided by Gadwall Group
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White Papers
EminentWare WSUS Extension Pack and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
Aug 2009
SCCM uses WSUS for software update management. A new site role was added in SCCM 2007: the Software Update Point (SUP) role. The SUP role, which is enabled by WSUS, is used for providing the...
Provided by EminentWare
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Case Studies
Bank Increases Productivity With New Operational Business Control Center
Sep 2009
La Caixa is the premier savings bank in Spain and the third largest banking institution in Spain. Bank wanted enterprise-wide visibility and control of operations. A real-time control platform...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
