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TollyEdge White Paper Series: Benchmarking Strategies for Wireless Intrusion Prevention Systems

whitepaper Wireless LANs (WLANs) introduce new levels of flexibility into enterprise networks, but they also carry a price tag for the cost associated with keeping enterprises secure and safe from a new category of security threats - whether or not they...

Tags: wireless lan

[11 May 2008]

Server Farm Security in the Business Ready Data Center Architecture v2.1

whitepaper Both Local Area Networks (LANs) and Storage Area Networks (SANs) must be secured to reduce the likelihood of these occurrences. Enterprise data centers contain the assets, applications, and data that are often targeted by electronic attacks.

Tags: security management

[11 May 2008]

Server Farm Security in the Business Ready Data Center Architecture v2.0

whitepaper Both Local Area Networks (LANs) and Storage Area Networks (SANs) must be secured to reduce the likelihood of these occurrences. Enterprise data centers contain the assets, applications, and data that are often targeted by electronic attacks.

Tags: security tools

[11 May 2008]

Wireless LAN Security Best Practices and PCI Compliance

whitepaper Wireless LANs are a core component of most corporate network infrastructure. Wireless LANs have long been used to provide instant visibility into inventory positions, enable easy reconfiguration of Point Of Service (POS) systems, provide...

Tags: wireless lan

[10 May 2008]

Greenpass: Decentralized, PKI-Based Authorization for Wireless LANs

whitepaper In Dartmouth's "Greenpass" project, an experimental system is building to explore two levels of authorization issues in the emerging information infrastructure. On a practical level, the authors want to enable only authorized users to access an...

Tags: firewalls

[06 May 2008]

Evaluating Interference in Wireless LANs: Recommend Practice

whitepaper Radio interference remains a core concern among Wireless LAN (WLAN) users, network administrators, and operations staff alike. After all, the potential for interference is a fact of life in the unlicensed bands where WLANs operate, and, even worse...

Tags: interference, lan, wireless lan, evaluating

[11 Apr 2008]

Cisco Migrates Global Wireless LAN to Cisco IOS Software for Enhanced Functionality, Manageability, and Security

whitepaper This case study describes the migration to Cisco IOS Software of Cisco IT's internal wireless LANs within the Cisco network, a leading-edge enterprise environment that is one of the largest and most complex in the world.

Tags: cisco, edge, lans, migration

[11 Apr 2008]

Propogate Networks, Inc: AutoCell - Evaluation of Impact on 802.11 Thoroughput

whitepaper It is a well-known fact that 802.11a/b/g end stations connected to wireless LANs achieve about half the stated bandwidth of the technology used. Often, the mix of access points (APs) in the WLAN can further erode throughput as overlapping RF...

Tags: wi-fi (802.11), radio, throughput, interference

[10 Apr 2008]

Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet Over SONET/SDH

whitepaper Metropolitan Area Network examples include extension of Gigabit Ethernet LANs. The Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) over SONET/SDH design is a system solution for transporting GbE frames over existing SONET/SDH rings or point-to-point connections.

Tags: ethernet, ethernet, point, gigabit

[10 Apr 2008]

Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure for Enterprise Wireless LANs

whitepaper Wireless LAN (WLAN) deployments can result in unexpected or unplanned power, cooling, management, and security requirements. Most wiring closets do not have uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), and they do not provide adequate ventilation or...

Tags: wireless lan, equipment, facilities, cooling

[07 Apr 2008]

Planning and Managing Wireless LANs

whitepaper To be successful, the same enterprise design discipline should apply to wireless LANs. This white paper will help IT managers understand the importance of a structured approach to WLAN planning and design, the network lifecycle, how to build a...

Tags: 802.11, lans, wireless lans, connection

[31 Mar 2008]

Server Consolidation Security: IBM eServer iSeries and zSeries Firewall and VPN Solutions

whitepaper But the introduction of Linux and Microsoft Windows based systems inside these machines, and TCP/IP networking connecting them all together on virtual LANs, introduces the same security concerns that physical servers and LANs have had for many years.

Tags: firewalls

[28 Mar 2008]

Eastman Chemical Cooks Up Savings, Productivity, and Agility With Intel Centrino Mobile Technology and Standards-Based Environment

whitepaper Wireless LANs (WLANs) are deployed at company facilities around the world and at nearby Tri-Cities Regional Airport. Facing rising materials and energy costs, industry consolidation, and new global competitors, chemical manufacturers have to seize...

Tags: notebooks, intel centrino, consolidation, lans

[26 Mar 2008]

Challenges for 10Gb/s Implementation on UTP Media

whitepaper This standard, however, does not incorporate any option for copper media for LANs-all options involve fiber-optic media. Responding to the need for 10Gb/s data rates, the industry and IEEE have recently concluded several years of work to create a...

Tags: ethernet

[11 Mar 2008]

How Cisco Deployed Wireless Access Points Worldwide

whitepaper This case study describes Cisco IT's internal deployment of wireless LANs within the Cisco network, a leading-edge enterprise environment that is one of the largest and most complex in the world. In 2000, Cisco IT began developing a consistent and...

Tags: wireless lan

[04 Mar 2008]

How Cisco IT Uses Analysis Module to Gather Information on Host, Network, and Application Traffic

whitepaper They needed to integrate monitoring across the LANs and WAN, providing real-time and historical monitoring. The Cisco team needed a solution that could provide more than packet capture. They needed to look at the application layer across the...

Tags: switching

[04 Mar 2008]

Intrusion Detection System Honeypots

whitepaper SURFnet is rolling out a Distributed Intrusion Detection System (D-IDS) to detect illegitimate network activity in the LANs of the connected parties. With the immense popularity of the Internet and the growing number of households with a broadband...

Tags: network security

[03 Mar 2008]

Promiscuous Monitoring in Ethernet and Wi-Fi Networks

whitepaper This white paper examines the problems related to the deployment and usage of software-based network monitoring solutions in wired and wireless Ethernet Local Area Networks (LANs). It demonstrates the methods of achieving network traffic visibility...

Tags: ethernet

[03 Mar 2008]

On the Move with Wisconsin's Marshfield Clinic

whitepaper With NetMotion Wireless' Mobility XE Mobile VPN, Marshfield doctors, nurses and medical assistants can seamlessly access and update critical medical records as they move between home wireless systems to WANs and LANs in hospitals, retirement homes...

Tags: vpns

[02 Mar 2008]

Enforcing Endpoint Security Through Network-Based Quarantine Protection

whitepaper The most dangerous security threats often emanate from within corporate LANs, and the only true defense is to strictly enforce security policies throughout the entire network. TippingPoint's Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) incorporate innovative...

Tags: anti-virus

[28 Feb 2008]

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