...ATM are the two main competing philosophies for xDSL. Both are abbreviations, as is usual in the realm of technology. TDM stands for Time Division Multiplexing and is based on the idea to subdivide time (e.g. one second) into many smaller units. • A...

...all necessary aspects of administering the network. • Consider your environmental challenges • If you now consider this to be a great idea, but you want to save cost by using normal Desktop switches at or in your cable conduit, you should co...

Types of Firewall • Types of Firewall • Packet filtering • Packet filtering or network layer (Layer 3) firewalls make decisions based on the source and destination addresses and ports in IP packets. This basic form of firewall protection is re...

...If you listen to some people then a switch is the most trivial device needed for connecting computers. Is that really true? Is that device that is the middle of your data center just any ugly thing being gray, green, blue or black with a lot of ho...

...at high rates. This special coding provides a better transfer quality to some kinds of data without the need to "pay" the protecting overhead for the video content, which consumes most of the bandwidth. HDBaseT PAM technology enables the 5Play fe...

...Which you choose depends largely on the size of your network and how much control you need over that network. • Unmanaged switches • are basic plug-and-play switches with no remote configuration, management, or monitoring options, although many...

...control? Everyone, especially any organization with a network that reaches remote sites. This can include branch offices, unmanned information kiosks, alarm and control systems, and even HVAC systems for climate control. Other applications includ...

...to read their video specifications mainly. Optimum resolutions and maximum resolutions as well as Gamma values part of this protocol. If a monitor is directly attached to a graphic adapter card the only concern is to have a connection cable that ...

...amplification or repeater types of devices are designed to equalize and amplify the signal to go greater distances. Some support daisychaining, so by stringing two of them together you can send data double the distance. • But in-line extenders ...

...It defines the specifications for low-level power delivery—roughly 13 watts at 48 VDC—over twisted-pair Ethernet cable to PoE-enabled devices such as IP telephones, wireless access points, Web cameras, and audio speakers. • Recently, the bas...