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 ...

This excerpt is from CCIE Voice Exam Quick Reference Sheets (Digital Short Cut), by Mark Lewis and published by Cisco Press. ISBN-10: 1-58705-333-0 Read Mark Lewis’ blog for Cisco Subnet here. More ...

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 ...

Chances are you’ve heard about network protocol in the past but likely have little idea of what it is all about. For sure right now, we can say that there are different types of network protocols ...

Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) provide means for building Layer 2 communication on top of existing IP networks. VPLS can be built using various approaches. However, when building a ...

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