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RSS layer ethernetTechnical White Paper for Rapid Ring Protection Protocol (RRPP)
White Paper RRPP (Rapid Ring Protection Protocol) is a link layer protocol specially used for Ethernet rings. It can prevent broadcast storms caused by data loops when the Ethernet ring is complete,... [01 Oct 2008]
Technical White Paper for PWE3
White Paper Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge to Edge (PWE3) is a layer 2 Virtual Private Network (VPN) protocol that provides tunnels to emulate services (such as Frame Relay (FR), ATM, Ethernet, TDM SONET/SDH) over... [01 Oct 2008]
Stanford University Improves Security, Reduces Risk With High-Performance Firewall for 10 Gigabit Ethernet Campus Network
Academic departments and schools were responsible for their own network security measures, leaving this vital layer of protection an incomplete patchwork. As core business processes and academic collaboration... [19 Sep 2008]
Stanford University Improves Security, Reduces Risk With High-Performance Firewall for 10 Gigabit Ethernet Campus Network
White Paper Academic departments and schools were responsible for their own network security measures, leaving this vital layer of protection an incomplete patchwork. As core business processes and academic collaboration... [19 Sep 2008]
Carrier Grade Metro Ethernet Networks
White Paper The Ethernet deployments aim at most cost-efficient data service provisioning and the migration of all legacy Layer-2 services towards a unified platform. This paper gives an overview on actual trends... [11 Sep 2008]
Carrier-Grade Ethernet for Packet Core Networks
White Paper Ethernet is a permanent success story, extending its reach from LAN and metro areas now also into core networks. Gbit/s Ethernet will be the key enabler for a new generation of true end-to-end carrier... [11 Sep 2008]
MPLS VPN Services: PW, VPLS and BGP MPLS/IP VPNs
White Paper Organizations have been demanding Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) instead of costly leased lines and, Ethernet and IP services instead of DS1 and DS3 services from their service providers. MPLS is now the best way for... [11 Sep 2008]
Rabbit Races Across Wi-Fi Ethernet Bridge
White Paper Wi-Fi, a popular name for 802.11b, is one of the wireless schemes available in the 802.11 suite.b describes the media access and link layer control for a 2.4 GHz implementation which can communicate at a top bit-rate of... [11 Sep 2008]
The Ethernet Physical Layer as Used in Resilient Packet Ring Systems
White Paper Under the auspices of the IEEE 802.3 Working Group, Ethernet has developed into one of the most widely deployed networking technologies in the world. Ethernet's unrelenting advances have allowed it to... [11 Sep 2008]
Delay Limitations When Extending Metro Ethernet Into the Wide Area
White Paper Advances in layer 2 ethernet transport now make it possible to extend an ethernet network natively into the metro, regional, and even national spaces. And Ethernet has... [11 Sep 2008]
Carrier-Grade Ethernet: Extending Ethernet Into Next Generation Metro Networks
White Paper Second, there is a need to upgrade the Ethernet switching layer. Ethernet is the most popular LAN technology in use today due to the factors such as speed, cost and ease of installation.... [11 Sep 2008]
The Value of OTN for Network Convergence and IP/Ethernet Migration
White Paper At the same time, there is a massive migration from traditional SONET/SDH- and PDH-based TDM services to IP/Ethernet-based services, including Voice, Video, Internet Access and Layer-2 Business Services. [10 Sep 2008]
Experimental Determination of Network Quality of Service in Ethernet: UDP, OPC, and VPN
White Paper Recognizing the importance of the application-layer delays, this paper presents the results of a series of experiments on the Quality of Service in Ethernet networks. As network speeds continue to... [10 Sep 2008]
Understanding the OSI 7 Layer Model
White Paper The model is generic and applies to all network types, not just TCP/IP, and all media types, not just Ethernet. This document provides a full length explanation of the OSI 7 layer model including the... [02 Sep 2008]
IEEE 802.11 Tutorial
White Paper IEEE 802.11 is limited in scope to the Physical (PHY) layer and Medium Access Control (MAC) sublayer, with MAC origins to IEEE802.3 Ethernet standard. Approval of the IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless... [02 Sep 2008]
