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How to Save Time and Money Making Your Transition to IPv6 sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses 9 strategies that can save your business time and money while transitioning to IPv6, by slowing the need for replacements and mitigating risks. Posted: 10 Oct 2011 \| Published: 10 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Network Best Practices \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Managers \| Network Performance \| Network Protocols \| Network Security \| Networking

IPv6 Addressing Plan Basics sponsored by Infoblox WHITE PAPER: Creating an IPv6 addressing plan is one of the most important pre-adoption tasks you have. This white paper details the technical and business requirements of deploying IPv6 and also provides a sample plan. View now to learn more! Posted: 26 Apr 2013 \| Published: 26 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Internet \| Internet Infrastructure \| IP \| IP Address Management \| IP Addresses \| IP Networks \| IPv6 \| ISP \| LAN \| Network Architectures \| Network Capacity \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Protocols \| Networking

Router Essentials sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Build a basic foundation of knowledge about routers, the devices that allow you to move packets between networks, by reading this white paper. Posted: 10 Dec 2008 \| Published: 11 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Ethernet Networks \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Protocols \| RAM \| Routers \| Switches \| Training and Educational Services

Key Considerations for MPLS IP-VPN Success sponsored by XO Communications WHITE PAPER: Uncover the benefits of an MPLS-based private IP network and learn how it can not only help you simplify network management and reduce costs, but also prioritize application, create and improve disaster recovery, and much more! Posted: 25 May 2012 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Application Performance Management \| Applications Management \| Disaster Recovery \| IP \| IP Addresses \| IP Networks \| MPLS \| Network Best Practices \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Protocols \| SLA \| VoIP \| VPN

Adaptive Packet Filtering sponsored by Gigamon WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores many technical processes of adaptive packet filtering, including filtering on FCoE traffic, mutli-encap filtering, and much more. Posted: 03 Apr 2014 \| Published: 31 Dec 2013 TOPICS: Network Best Practices \| Network Capacity \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Management Services \| Network Protocols \| Networking \| Packet Switching

What Enterprises Should Do About IPv6 in 2011 sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The purpose of this white paper is to provide enterprises with guidance, based on a three- to five-year outlook, on how IPv6 should be included in their network design, planning, and operations starting today. The intended audience is enterprise network administrators. Posted: 26 Jan 2011 \| Published: 26 Jan 2011 TOPICS: Internet Services \| IP Address Management \| IPv6 \| ISP \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Protocols

Extreme Networks Solution with NEC sponsored by Extreme Networks WHITE PAPER: Explore how using a 1 GbE, 10 GbE, or 40 GbE hardware plane is critical to achieving the interoperability and multi-site capabilities needed for a successful software-defined networking (SDN) initiative. Posted: 29 Aug 2013 \| Published: 30 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Switches \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Protocols \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches \| Switching

Anti-Evasion: Why It's a Critical Component of Intrusion Prevention Systems sponsored by DellEMC and Intel® WHITE PAPER: Discover why employing the right intrusion protection solution (IPS) is the critical first – and most important – step to secure your network. Read this paper to learn what features to look for when selecting a next-generation firewall to secure your network and its associated systems. Posted: 12 May 2014 \| Published: 12 May 2014 TOPICS: Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Capacity \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Management Services \| Network Management Software \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Network Security Hardware \| Network Security Software

A Practical Guide for Moving to 10GbE sponsored by DellEMC and Intel® WHITE PAPER: The data center landscape for many organizations is constantly changing, leading to challenges for IT professionals. This brief guide highlights how 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) technology can be a solution for some of your IT concerns. Posted: 19 Nov 2013 \| Published: 19 Nov 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Management Services \| Network Performance \| Networking

Demystifying IT Network Cabling Specifications from 5e to 7A sponsored by Siemon Company WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the current state of copper-based network cabling standards as defined by ISO and TIA. Learn the difference between category 5e, 6, 6A, 7 and 7A and Class D, E, EA, F and FA. Posted: 20 Aug 2007 \| Published: 01 Aug 2007 TOPICS: Category 3 Cable \| Category 4 Cable \| Category 5 Cable \| Category 6 Cable \| Standards \| Thick Ethernet Cable \| Thin Ethernet Cable