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After all the planning has been done and the network assessed, the conclusions drawn and assumptions made must be tested to assure that they are correct before moving on with the migration.

Failure to plan, test and assess for IP Telephony will surely result in a failed deployment marred with dropped calls, unacceptable call quality and connection times, and potential disruptions of your companies other critical business applications.

A major shift in telecommunications from circuit to packet switched technology, along with increasing sophistication of the corporate LAN/WAN, is prompting businesses of all sizes to consider merging their voice and data networks. Increased bandwidth availability through gigabit Ethernet and fiber trunk lines allow for telephony to be treated as any other application on the IP network...

Structured wiring is a new, but very important concept in the residential construction industry. In fact just as one does not buy a home without any indoor plumbing or central heating today, pretty soon, no one will buy a home without any structured wiring.

Peter Lothberg, a networking expert wanted to demonstrate that there are no limitations to Internet speed while providing a computer link for his mother in Karlstad.

When a single server serves pages for many websites, each with its own domain name then this type of hosting is known as shared hosting.

Home computer networking is something anyone with a home computer needs to be informed about. Simple and easy steps everyone can take to ensure their home network is setup correctly, can make home computing a lot easier.

The first step in creating a small business network is to sit down and brainstorm the purpose of the network.

This article describes how to configure the Microsoft Windows 2003 and Windows 2000 time service as a NTP time server. It shows how to modify registry entries to configure the Microsoft Windows Time Service. The Windows Time service allows a Windows network to provide synchronisation of all machines within a domain.

This article discusses how NTP server systems utilise the Network Time Protocol to provide networks with an accurate reference of time.

Whether it's a T-1 line, cable or even DSL, high speed internet makes it easier for players to enjoy their games - especially the fast-paced ones that involve a lot of high end graphics.

What is application acceleration? Simply put it is hardware, software, or a combination of the two which speed up programs which rely upon networks or the internet. Application acceleration does not work by making you computer process information faster but it does speed up and optimize the way your computer interacts with the networks it is connected to.

SAN benefits of improved storage utilization, high availability and data protection are well understood. Today there are two protocols available for building block-based SANs, FC and iSCSI. Both protocols use SCSI commands generated by the file systems of the servers. These SCSI commands are converted by the iSCSI or FC protocol so they can move thru a network to and from centralized disk storage systems where the commands are executed.

Layer 4-7 when talked about together refers to switching and optimizing the use of layer number 4 and number 7 inside a TCP/IP network. All TCP/IP networks have a standard of 7 layers so that network software and hardware can work uniformly on any network. To best understand how networks work is important to understand how all of the layers work and not just layers 4-7.

Today’s business environment places many demands on technical managers and corporate executives. At a time when global competition forces companies to introduce products at a faster pace with higher efficiency and productivity, quality systems like ISO and Six Sigma, stipulate rigorous testing documentation