network design
A Fresh Look at Access Aggregation: BLC 6000 Multi-Service Access Platform
White Paper The answers to these questions depend on the service provider's network design perspective and the position of potential equipment suppliers. At what point does access aggregation become... [13 Nov 2009]
802.11n: The End of Ethernet?
White Paper Over the next few years, refinements in system silicon, radio design, network control, wireless security, and power management will improve 802.11n and its successor products to the point where they will... [12 Nov 2009]
IPv6 Network Security
White Paper This paper will also enumerate the security advantages which are relevant in today's IPv6 networks and will detail the deployment considerations for effective design and architecture of secure IPv6 networks. [12 Nov 2009]
How to Design Low Power Wireless Sensor Networks
White Paper This paper is about this new approach towards truly wireless networks - without any network cables or power lines. Driven by the demand for "Green" technology and better use of power, a new generation of extreme low... [12 Nov 2009]
Pushing Enterprise Security Down the Network Stack
White Paper The design uses programmable switches to manipulate traffic at lower layers; these switches interact with policy and monitoring at higher layers. Network security is typically reactive: Networks provide... [11 Nov 2009]
A Stateful CSG-Based Distributed Firewall Architecture for Robust Distributed Security
White Paper This work presents the design & implementation of a new distributed firewall model, based on stateful Cluster Security Gateway (CSG) architecture, which addresses those shortcomings. These different CSGs are then... [11 Nov 2009]
Conducting a WLAN Site Survey and Implementation for the Cisco Unified Wireless Network
White Paper When preparing to conduct a site survey for a Cisco wireless LAN (WLAN) installation, follow the Cisco network design methodology. Cisco's Prepare, Plan, Design, Implement, Operate and... [03 Nov 2009]
Securing Voice Networks
White Paper Converged voice and data communication can be more secure than traditional PSTN communication with proper planning and design. This white paper discusses some voice-related threats and mechanisms available to deal with... [03 Nov 2009]
Overcoming IP Telephony Performance Issues in a Converged Network
White Paper To take advantage of many modern advances in IP-based telephony, we must take into consideration several design and configuration factors before we can expect it to function properly. When implementing Voice over IP... [03 Nov 2009]
A Generic Application-Level Protocol Analyzer and Its Language
White Paper This paper presents the design of a second-generation Generic Application-level Protocol Analyzer (GAPA) that encompasses a domain-specific language and the associated run-time. The paper has found that these goals are... [30 Oct 2009]
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0: Enterprise Performance and Scalability
White Paper With multiple deployment options, companies can design their implementation to meets their need as economically as possible. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 addresses the stringent requirements of the enterprise in the areas... [28 Oct 2009]
Olympics tech team gets ready to put London 2012 IT through its paces
News You cannot be too relaxed because there are steps to meet one after the other - next year we begin with the full integration lab and in the meantime we have to prepare and finalise the design and start to build," she said. [27 Oct 2009]
A Novel Quantitative Approach for Measuring Network Security
White Paper This evaluation can help security professionals in making optimal decisions about how to design security countermeasures, to choose between alternative security architectures, and to systematically modify security... [06 Oct 2009]
PCI Security Compliance: The Facts - What PCI Security Means for Your Business
White Paper The PCI DSS is now actively maintained by the PCI Security Standards Council, and represents a multifaceted standard that includes requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture,... [06 Oct 2009]
Proposal of Constructing PKI on Overlay Network
White Paper This paper presents the design of foundation PKI (fPKI), a PKI system constructed on an overlay network for an open source community.fPKI can provide an alternative PKI system to the current... [02 Oct 2009]