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Active N/w Components
Options for High Availability in Network Switches
This article explores the options available for high availability in network switches at the device level, operating system software level, Quality of Service and configuration changes, notification level. »
What are: DNS, DHCP, IP Addresses and Subnet Mask
This article gives an introduction to DNS and DHCP - what they are and why you need them. There is also a small explanation on what is an IP Address and what is a subnet mask. »
Port Mirroring in Switches and In-line network taps
This article eloborates on what is port mirroring, what are its applications, some of the features of port mirroring, advantages and dis-advantages of port mirroring in network switches. We also take a look in to the alternative of port mirroring called In-line Network taps, their advantages and dis-advantages. »
What is LDAP and why is it required for an organization?
This article presents a small introduction to LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - explaining what it is and why you need to implement LDAP directory in an enterprise environment. It also elucidates the advantages of LDAP implementation for an organization. »
Salient points you need to know about Virtual LAN (VLAN)
This article discusses about VLAN's, why they are required, what are the types of VLAN, what is a trunk link, what is IEEE 802.11q tagging, what is IEEE 802.10 (FDDI) and how they interoperate with Ethernet VLAN's, what is the need for Inter-VLAN routing and how it is established, what is a VTP -... »
What is IPv6, what are its Conventions, Features and Advantages
This article is to explain what is IPv6, how does it differ from IPV4, what was the necessity to come up with IPv6, a basic IPv6 address and its compositions, some conventions of IPv6, some features of IPv6 and also the advantages of using IPv6 over IPv4. »
Infiniband, IBoE and their advantages in High Performance Computing
This article is to introduce the Infiniband technology (which is commonly used in High Performance Computing for Inter Process Communication to enable server consolidation) and discuss the advantages of the Infiniband technology. We also take a look at the IBoE (Infiniband over Ethernet) technology which hopes to achieve IPC Consolidation. »
Interconnecting Technologies for High Performance Computing
This article is to give and introduction to the technologies that are up against each other to provide high performance computing. We look at Ethernet, Fiber channel, Infiniband and the various consolidations that are proposed. We also take a peek at iSCSI. »
An overview of active components in an IP Network
This article gives an overview of the most popular active components in an IP Network - The Network Switches and Routers. This article discusses why they are exciting in a network, what is their use, how and where they are deployed and an outline of the features supported by them. »