As a younger person, I thought I knew everything — especially about what appeared to be simple technical topics. But as the old adage goes, the older I get, the less I understand. This month we will ...

Do we really need new network protocols? The short answer is yes. Sure, the existing set of network protocols have worked surprisingly well, and attempts at improving them have frequently resulted in ...

In some cases, applications can be based upon industry-accepted standards, as shown in Figure 10-27. For example, for devices that need to be able to connect to other devices to transfer data or to ...

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) has been an integral part of monitoring network environments since its introduction in 1988. It has established itself as the de facto standard in network ...

It used to be that if you used one particular vendor’s automation products or sensors, you were locked in forever. With today ...

In many organizations the core network is taken for granted, largely because Cisco Systems Inc., the preeminent enterprise network vendor, has built expansion headroom into its Catalyst 6500 switches, ...

At the core of blockchain networks lies a fundamental architectural principle called layering. Layering in blockchain refers to organizing different functionalities and protocols into separate layers, ...

There is a core set of protocols critical to the operation of computer networks. Some of the most important protocols include IP, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) ...