LANs
RSS LANsThe Enterprise Is Ready for Wireless VoIP. Is Wireless VoIP Ready for the Enterprise?
White Paper Wireless LANs (WLANs) are becoming a fixture in the enterprise and quickly proving their worth. At the same time, many enterprises are adopting Voice over IP (VoIP) systems to enjoy lower costs. The two technologies... [14 Nov 2009]
The Network Monitoring in Distributed Environments: Challenges and Opportunities for Enterprises
White Paper Consider, then, how the complexity grows exponentially in distributed enterprise environments with multiple LANs and WANs - and the same critical need for consistent performance. This paper describes the challenges and... [13 Nov 2009]
Enabling the Wireless School Challenges & Benefits of Wireless LANs in K-12
White Paper Following on the success of Wireless LANs (WLANs or Wi-Fi) in higher education, an increasing number of K-12 schools are also integrating wireless and mobile technologies to better meet instructional demands and provide... [12 Nov 2009]
Building Global Security Policy for Wireless LANs
White Paper This white paper first explains wireless security techniques that have failed, and then provides clear recommendations for building effective security policies. Also presented are pros and cons of two architectural approaches to wireless... [12 Nov 2009]
The Indestructible Network: Wireless LANs for Industrial and Outdoor Applications
White Paper Off late the new requirements on outdoor and industrial communications have increasingly stressed communications infrastructure designs. Meanwhile, a number of developments in Wi-Fi for enterprise customers have reached the stage where,... [12 Nov 2009]
Interoperability Considerations for Today's Wi-Fi Networks
White Paper As Wireless LANs (WLANs) have expanded rapidly over the recent years, the adoption rate for the IEEE 802.11 technology has seen a tremendous growth. Such market demand for unwiring enterprise networks have created... [12 Nov 2009]
The State of 802.11n
White Paper With the ratification of 802.11n, wireless LANs are finally coming of age. Though its status as an official IEEE standard is new, the technology is mature and proven. The 802.11n specification is built upon the... [12 Nov 2009]
I Can See Clearly Now: Bringing Wireless Broadband Video Into Focus
White Paper Sending broadband video over Wireless LANs (WLANs) used to be a trying experience, with jitter and dropouts marring picture quality, and bandwidth limits restricting the number of available channels. Three developments... [12 Nov 2009]
Advances in Wireless Infrastructure Control: Optimizing Client Behavior for Improved Network Performance
White Paper It was impressed at how far it has come in the ability of wireless LANs (properly equipped.of course) to handle large numbers of users with time-critical traffic. Not a formal benchmarking exercise but it's rather a... [12 Nov 2009]
The T-Mobile HotSpot@Home UMA Service on a University or Enterprise WLAN
White Paper The burgeoning capabilities of these devices have attracted the attention of IT staff at enterprises and universities with campus environments because of potential synergies with already installed wireless LANs. [12 Nov 2009]
WPA2 Security: Choosing the Right WLAN Authentication Method for Homes and Enterprises
White Paper Ask a hundred CIOs what three things about WLANs (wireless LANs) strike fear into their hearts, and the answers are likely to be similar: Security, Security, Security. Sure, you want good coverage. Sure, you want to... [03 Nov 2009]
The Cisco Solution for Managed SIP Trunks
White Paper The IP revolution, now widespread in all types of public and private telecommunications networks, has started to have significant commercial impact in enterprise networks, where the move to IP LANs and WANs has enabled... [30 Oct 2009]
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Primer Version 1.1: Applying PCI to Wireless LANS and Compliance Requirements
White Paper Credit card theft is costing the U.S.economy an estimated $500 million a year (Department of Homeland Security) and the cost to the economy has increased at 21% annually over the last two years (January 005 Study, Consumer Sentinel). [02 Oct 2009]
Access Control for Enterprise Networks: Protecting Information Privacy and Availability Using Alcatel-Lucent's Access Guardian
White Paper Business communications today are dynamic and mobile from the widespread use of PDAs, phones, and PCs over LANs, wireless LANs, and public networks. Keeping this information secure as it passes between... [02 Oct 2009]
Alcatel-Lucent Attack Containment: Automated Attack Containment in Multi-Vendor Networks Using Alcatel-Lucent's OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager
White Paper Business communications today are dynamic and mobile from use of PDAs, phones, and PCs over LANs, wireless LANs, and public networks. Keeping this information secure and free from attack and compromise... [02 Oct 2009]
