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Intelligent Building Management Systems over IP Networks
IP Networks are exciting because convergence (over IP) is happening not just for voice, video and data. Even the IBMS (Intelligent Building Management Systems) are slowly converging over the IP Networks. In this article, we will see a short introduction to IBMS over IP Networks and some of its applications. »
An introduction to Layer-3 Network Switches
Do you need Layer-3 Switches in your network? Possibilities are, that you might already be having some of them... In this article, we will look at what Layer-3 switches are, and some advantages of using Layer-3 network switches. »
How Stacking Multiple Network Switches helps to build a more resilient LAN
There are number of ways to connect the various network switches in a LAN. Stacking a group of network switches to form a single stack unit that can be managed with an individual IP address for all the switches in the stack group would not only make managing a lot of switches easier, it... »
Why not use Link Aggregation to extend your Network?
Link Aggregation Architecture Diagram: Extending your network using Link Aggregation: Link Aggregation and its advantages: Link Aggregation is a very useful method to combine multiple links to form a single (bigger) link. It can be either two links from two ports of each switch connecting to another switch as shown in the above diagram,... »
What is a Converged IP Network?
A Converged IP Network today refers to the Unified Computer Network (LAN, based on IP) that uses multiple media (Wired, Wireless) to carry a variety of traffic types – Data, Voice, Video etc on a single network without the need for separate networks for each of them. Why Converged IP Networks? The Computer Networks... »
Need, Standards, Salient points and Challenges for 10GE (10 Gigabit Ethernet) adpotion
Gigabit connections, which were earlier used for interconnecting network switches (hence forming the backbone connectivity) have become common to connect the desktop. Is 10 GE (10 Gigabit Ethernet) then taking over any time soon both for interconnectig switches as well as directly connecting the servers? We would explore on whether there is a need... »
Why Manageable Switches are required even and especially at the Network Edge
This article gives an overview of why manageable switches are required, what features set them apart from unmanaged switches, and why you might want to invest a little more to accommodate managed switches even and especially at the network edge - switches which you use to connect the PC's. »
What are the various ways to extend a Local Area Network (LAN)
This article talks about the various ways of extending a Local Area Network (LAN) segment using wired, wireless as well as service provider options. »
Performance Monitoring of Enterprise Networks
Did you know that a video conferencing application needs a latency less than 300 ms to give a good quality video images in your IP Network? There are other real time applications that require the network to maintain an optimum performance. Let us explore what parameters of the network performance could be monitored, in... »
What is NAT and why is NAT Traversal required?
This article gives an introduction to NAT - Network Address Translation, explains why NAT is required, gives an introduction to NAT Traversal (required for certain streams like SIP/H.323) and lists the techniques available for doing the NAT Traversal. »
