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ALSO CALLED:
Internet Protocol
DEFINITION: The Internet Protocol (IP) is the method or protocol by which data is sent from one computer to another on the Internet. Each computer (known as a host) on the Internet has at least one IP address that uniquely identifies it from all other computers on the Internet. When you send or receive data (for example, an e-mail note or a Web page), the message gets divided into little chunks called packets.
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IP White Papers
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Get Connected: IP Convergence is No Longer a Thing of the Future, It's Now The Cost of Doing Business
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
No longer a thing of the future, IP Convergence is now the cost of doing business. Unified Communications (UC) is the target destination for many enterprises. And while the concept is no longer new, IP convergence remains the first major step on that path.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009
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Business Together with Microsoft: the unified communications and collaboration solution of Orange Business Services and Microsoft
sponsored by Orange Business Services
WHITE PAPER:
With the momentum of IP convergence and the movement toward an all digital world, professional communication systems combining telephony over IP, e-mail, instant messaging and audio/video conferencing services are sparking serious interest due to the benefits they offer. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 20 Jul 2009 | Published: 20 Jul 2009
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Overcoming IPv6 Addressing and Management Challenges
sponsored by BT Diamond IP
WHITE PAPER:
Managing the IPv4/IPv6 address space resource requires an advanced tool that intelligently allocates, assigns and tracks the address blocks and individual IP addresses deployed on modern IP networks.
Posted: 27 May 2009 | Published: 27 May 2009
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MPLS: What Is It? What Can It Do for Me?
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER:
MPLS is a foundational technology that allows service providers and enterprise architects to offer state-of-the art networking to their customers.
Posted: 23 Jan 2009 | Published: 23 Jan 2009
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How Does Ping Really Work?
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER:
The purpose of this paper is to resolve any lingering questions you may have about ping and to take your understanding to the next level.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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The Future Carrier Network: Adopting New Outsourcing Business Models
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
WHITE PAPER:
This paper is meant to help operators embrace a new strategy for differentiating and competing successfully in a market characterized by flux.
Posted: 17 Nov 2008 | Published: 17 Nov 2008
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Migrating Millions to IP: A Mission Impossible? Not with a Migration Control Center
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
WHITE PAPER:
This paper describes the key business drivers for the creation and operation of the MCC, the critical functions of the MCC, and the basic principles for establishing an effective MCC organization.
Posted: 31 Jan 2008 | Published: 31 Jan 2008
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IP DEFINITION (continued): … Each of these packets contains both the sender's Internet address and the receiver's address. Any packet is sent first to a gateway computer that understands a small part of the Internet. The gateway computer reads the destination address and forwards the packet to an adjacent gateway that in turn reads the destination address and so forth across the Internet until one gateway recognizes the packet as belonging to a computer within its immediate neighborhood or domain. That gateway then forwards the packet directly to the computer whose address is specified. Because a message is divided … IP definition sponsored by SearchUnifiedCommunications.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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