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PLDT, the Leading Telecommunications Provider in the Philippines, Selects Allied Telesis Advanced Gigabit Switches for the Layer 2 Aggregation Requirements of Its Next Generation Network
White Paper The company needed a dramatic network bandwidth increase and security/confidentiality of subscriber's network traffic. The Allied Telesis AT-9924T and AT-9924SP switches were chosen as the Aggregation Switches for the PLDT network; providing copper... [18 Jul 2008]
Parc De Vilgenis College Selects Allied Telesis to Build a Powerful Network Connecting 3000 People and 11 Remote Buildings
White Paper Parc de Vilgenis College's network was a single non-segmented Layer 2 network. Parc de Vilgenis College's deployed Allied Telesis for its solution with a Layer 3 network, segmenting their network into Virtual LANs (VLANs) to optimize traffic flows... [18 Jul 2008]
Forward-Thinking School District Learns How Affordable Layer 3 Can Be
White Paper Allied Telesyn's Rapier family of Layer 3 switch/routers forms the foundation for PPS to build the network infrastructure to its specific requirements. The district jumped at the chance to deploy Layer 3 rather than the planned Layer 2 solution. [18 Jul 2008]
Securing Layer 2 in Local Area Networks
White Paper However, the Data Link Layer (Layer 2) security has not been adequately addressed yet. MACsec introduces a new tag field, Security TAG (SecTAG), in Layer 2 frames. This paper discusses the security concerns in Layer 2 and summarizes some of the... [11 Jul 2008]
Why Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Should Be Used in IP-Based Networks
White Paper One method of enhancing IP-based networks is to combine elements of the Open System Interconnection Model (OSI), specifically between the Link Layer (Layer 2) and the Network Layer (layer 3). The demand for multimedia applications along with rapid... [11 Jul 2008]
NeoAccel SSL VPN-Plus: The Future of Virtual Private Networks
White Paper Earlier generations of VPN technology were "Narrow" solutions that supported limited networking protocols, utilizing transport mechanisms including PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol), L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol), and today's pre... [10 Jul 2008]
Firewall Services Module Release 2.2
White Paper Cisco's 20 Gbps switched firewall solution now supports multiple contexts for either Layer 3 (IP-based) or Layer 2 (Ethernet-based) security services. By offering Layer 2 firewall support in the FWSM, Cisco customers are able to implement multiple... [03 Jul 2008]
Catalyst 4500 Security Features Best Practices for Cisco IOS Software-Based Supervisors
White Paper This paper provides an overview of Layer 2, 3, and 4 security features for Catalyst 4500, and outlines their applicability in enterprise and service providers’ networks. The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series brings a rich security feature set to the... [03 Jul 2008]
Specification-Based Intrusion Detection System for Carrier Ethernet
White Paper However, from the security point of view, once a lower layer is compromised, the reliability of the higher layers can be impaired. This paper is about the security of the Data Link Layer, which can affect the reliability of higher layers, like TCP... [03 Jul 2008]
A Hardware/Software Co-Design for RSVP-TE MPLS
White Paper MPLS solutions are meant to be used with Layer 2 and or Layer 3 protocols. MPLS is the protocol framework on which the attention of network service provider is focused as it provides privacy and unbreakable security to users. [25 Jun 2008]
Facebook under attack: The spam and phishing threat
News Kelly also said Facebook had come under attempted cross-site scripting (CSS) and SQL injection attacks, but that the security layer in Facebook's system was successful in intervening and notifying Kelly's security team of such attempts. [23 Apr 2008]
Reviewer's Guide: ProCurve 5300xl Series Switches
White Paper If you're in the market for scalable layer 2, 3 and 4 switching in compact 4- or 8-slot modular form factors, ProCurve 5300xl series switches could be right for you. Security Network Management Get detailed product specifications for ProCurve... [08 Oct 2007]
Layer 2 Access Control: Cisco IOS Software 802.1x
White Paper Cisco IOS Software now offers network access control at the media access level (layer 2) through implementation of the 802.1x protocol. The threat of network service disruption by unauthorized sources grows as network reliability and security... [26 Jul 2007]
Link Layer and Network Layer Security for Wireless Networks
White Paper This paper looks at the basic risks inherent in wireless networking and explains both approaches, but concludes that link layer security provides a more compelling, complete solution and that network layer security serves well as an enhancement in... [26 Jun 2007]
New CICS Support for Secure Sockets Layer
White Paper CICS Transaction Server has had support for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) since Version 1 Release 3, but the support has been considerably enhanced in Version 3 Release 1. SSL is a security protocol that is used extensively on the Internet to allow... [26 Apr 2007]
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