Editor's Note: To download a PDF version of this article, Click Here. Due to major advances in optical transport and ever-faster routers and switches, many core networks are more than capable of ...

Producers of mobile phones and mobile infrastructure are working on the next big step in the development of the universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS): UMTS long term evolution (LTE). The ...

This is the second installment of the 802.XX for the IoE series of articles. The first one was published in the August issue and addressed the Media Access Control (MAC) layer. In this article, we ...

Have you ever performed surgery on data packets? There are times when that may be the best way to troubleshoot and optimize your network. This edition of the Packet Professor will get you started in ...

One of today’s most profound business revolutions is the use of Internet Protocol (IP) technology to integrate and transport voice, fax, video and data traffic on single, IP-based network. The move ...