local area networks (lan)
The Case for Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
White Paper The virtual LAN is a recent addition to the history of Ethernet. The VLAN was introduced to solve a number of networking issues. In this whitepaper you will learn about the evolution of Ethernet, the reasons VLANs were... [03 Nov 2009]
Virtual Local Area Networks
White Paper A Local Area Network (LAN) was originally defined as a network of computers located within the same area. This means that if a user broadcasts information on his/her... [11 Jul 2008]
Cisco pays $450m for wireless start-up
News Though Cisco already has its own wireless LAN (local area network) products and currently dominates the market with a share that's more than 50 per cent, the Airespace deal makes sense,... [13 Jan 2005]
Technical Paper: What Is a WAN (Wide Area Network) ?
White Paper Whereas a LAN (local area network) is a network that links computers, printers and other devices located in an office, a building or even a campus, a WAN (wide area... [13 Jul 2004]
Lightpath-Level Protection Versus Connection-Level Protection for Carrier-Grade Ethernet in a Mixed-Line-Rate Telecom Network
White Paper Ethernet is a success story in Local Area Networks (LAN). Efforts for extending its boundaries beyond LAN to the carriers' backbone... [04 Jul 2008]
Media Converters: LAN to MAN and Beyond
White Paper Media converters are also becoming a critical piece of the data networks outside the LAN, as electrical-to-optical conversion technology is enabling service providers to speed up the deployment and... [23 Apr 2009]
Exploring Wireless Technologies
White Paper The keystone to a wireless LAN is the cell. The Access Point in turn interconnects cells of a wireless LAN and also connects to a wired Ethernet LAN through some sort of cable... [02 Sep 2008]
Extending the Substation LAN Beyond Substation Boundaries: Current Capabilities and Potential New Protection Applications of Wide-Area Ethernet
White Paper Advances in Ethernet-based technology have taken this industry from shared 10 Mbps LAN segments to switched 100 Mbps LANs followed by 1 Gbps backbones for Metropolitan Area Networks... [06 Dec 2007]
SBM Protocol for Providing Real-Time QoS in Ethernet LANs
White Paper This paper deals with the performance evaluation of LAN-Integrated Service protocol called SBM (Subnetwork Bandwidth Manager), a solution to handle QoS requirements over Local Area... [11 Sep 2008]
Inference of Network-Wide VLAN Usage in Small Enterprise Networks
White Paper Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) are heavily utilized in enterprise networks to group hosts with common requirements together as if they were on the same... [02 Apr 2009]
Metropolitan Ethernet Network: A Move From LAN to MAN
White Paper However, there are efforts to assist the transformation of Ethernet from the mainstream LAN technology to the possible adoption for Metropolitan Area Networks (MENs). Ethernet has been... [18 Jul 2008]
IBM System z10 Open Systems Adapter Ethernet Data Router
White Paper The OSA provides a virtual interface to the LAN that may be shared by hundreds of host operating systems. The IBM Open Systems Adapter (OSA) is a family of integrated hardware features that enables direct connection... [02 Apr 2009]
Poster Abstract: Seastar Underwater Acoustic Local Area Network
White Paper The Seaweb LAN with centralized or star topology is called "Seastar" and is motivated by the desire for an additional tier of local-area communications compatible with and complementary... [06 Dec 2007]
A Power Line Communication Network Infrastructure for the Smart Home
White Paper This paper motivates the use of power line LAN's as a basic infrastructure for building integrated "Smart homes," wherein Information Appliances (IA) - ranging from simple control or monitoring devices to multimedia... [11 Sep 2008]
Understanding the Layers of Wireless LAN Security & Management
White Paper While a wireless LAN can be installed by simply plugging an access point into an Ethernet port, an enterprise wireless LAN deployment requires a more thought-out plan that incorporates advanced security... [25 Feb 2004]
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