Do you remember when we used multi-protocol routing for IPX, AppleTalk, and TCP/IP running on the same network? In the 1980s and early 1990s many enterprises had multiple protocols running on the ...

A wide area network connects the far-flung employees of North Slope Borough, Alaska, but until recently traffic over the WAN’s satellite links moved too slowly to make sending e-mail practical, never ...

As more and more data moves across WANs and into the cloud, making the most of your WAN connections is key Last week, I explained the growing importance of understanding TCP basics — specifically, TCP ...

As Docsis-enabled cable modems continue to push their way into homes and businesses, end users will rely on these systems to handle more IP services. Many of these services will run over TCP, making ...

Take advantage of TCP/IP options to optimize data transmission Your email has been sent By Alex Kuznetsov, Alex Plant, and Alexander Tormasov Last time, we explained how the TCP_CORK option can ...

The data transfer in a TCP/IP network is usually block-based. From a programmer’s point of view, sending data means issuing a series of “send data block” requests. On a system level, sending an ...

Bandwidth optimization is now a mainstream technology with more than 61% of companies using the technology to improve application performance and/or reduce bandwidth requirements. Still, some IT ...