With always-on high-bandwidth Internet connections comes the possibility for multiple devices within the home to share this resource. And, of course, they'll also be doing a lot of internal ...

Getting a handle on the invisible part of your network—the protocols that are in use—can be of enormous value in helping you detect problems. So far, we've talked about the tangibles of your ...

The purpose of this policy is to establish standards for management of network access and communications. This policy applies to all information technology systems that are connected to and use the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As a younger person, I thought I knew everything — especially about what appeared to be simple ...

IEEE 802.1 is the standard and working group for higher layer LAN protocols. IEEE 802.1 is the standard and working group for higher layer LAN protocols. According to IEEE, the group’s mission is “The ...

Last time, one of our readers challenged VoIP market leaders Cisco, Nortel and Avaya on their commitment to open standard, cost-effective VoIP solutions. Today, we’d like to add our observations and ...

According to one estimate, there are as many as a dozen different ecosystems supporting the transport of audio and video over an IP network. As a consequence, manufacturers typically support one or ...