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ALSO CALLED: Network Basic Input Output System DEFINITION: NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System) is a program that allows applications on different computers to communicate within a local area network (LAN). It was created by IBM for its early PC Network, was adopted by Microsoft, and has since become a de facto industry standard. NetBIOS is used in Ethernet and Token Ring networks and, included as part of NetBIOS Extended User Interface (NetBEUI), … Definition continues below.
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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

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Overview sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: MPLS stands for Multiprotocol Label Switching and is defined as “a mechanism in high-performance telecommunications networks that direct and carried data from one network node to the next, making it easy to create ‘virtual links’ between distant nodes.” Read on for a thorough overview of MPLS and learn how MPLS can benefit your organization. Posted: 22 Nov 2010 \| Published: 22 Nov 2010 TOPICS: Layer 2 Switches \| MPLS \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Protocols \| WAN \| WAN Switches \| WAN Switching

Next Generation Access Network Architecture: Protocols Are Free sponsored by Aerohive Networks WHITE PAPER: Discover how using a distributed control approach to your network architecture can help you conquer the speed, access, and smart device challenges so many organisations today are facing, and eliminate the need for the costly, performance-degrading centralised controller model. Posted: 08 Oct 2012 \| Published: 09 May 2012 TOPICS: Access Control \| Capital Expenditures \| Handheld Devices \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Protocols \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Smart Phones \| Tablet PC \| Wi-Fi \| Wireless Networks \| WLAN \| WLAN Access Points \| WLAN Management \| WLAN Protocols

Open Trusted Technology Provider Standard (O-TTPS) sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: This standard is aimed at enhancing the integrity of commercial off the shelf ICT products and helping customers to manage sourcing risk. Posted: 10 Apr 2013 \| Published: 10 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Government Agencies (non-U.S.) \| Government Agencies (U.S.) \| Government Information Security \| Governments \| Hackers \| Malware \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Standards \| Security Threats \| Standards \| Supply Chain Management \| Supply Chains \| Virus Protection

Reducing Network Complexity, Boosting Performance with HP IRF Technology sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn how Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology can help you improve the performance of network switches. Posted: 13 Jan 2012 \| Published: 13 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Performance \| Network Protocols \| Switches

Session Hijacking: How to Protect Your Customers and Your Corporate Data sponsored by Thawte Inc. WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper details the challenges of session hijacking – or sidejacking – and why it is becoming such a prominent issue today, especially with the adoption of social media. View now to uncover the implications of these detrimental attacks and learn how to truly keep your users and organization safe. Posted: 06 Feb 2013 \| Published: 30 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Certificate Authorities \| Cookies \| Data Security \| Encryption Standards \| HTTP \| HTTPS \| Network Protocols \| Network Security \| Social Computing \| Social Networking \| SSL \| SSL Accelerators \| SSL VPN \| TLS \| Web Site Monitoring

Simplify Your Route to the Internet: Three Advantages of Using LISP sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Uncover the ins and outs of the Location ID separation protocol (LISP): what it is, how it works, how it compares to BGP, and the top three advantages it provides. View now to get help deciding if this protocol can truly help simplify the route to the internet in your organization. Posted: 29 Jan 2013 \| Published: 29 Jan 2013 TOPICS: BGP \| IP \| IP Networks \| IP Routers \| IP Routing \| IPv6 \| LISP \| Load Balancing \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Protocols \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Routers \| Routing \| Routing Protocols

The Business Intelligence Competency Center: Enabling Continuous Improvement in Performance Management sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to understand the moving parts of a Business Intelligence Competency Center- people, process, software, standards and governance. Learn how it can be a mechanism for continuously improving insight and performance, and for leveraging your existing software investment. Posted: 19 Dec 2012 \| Published: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Governance \| Data Mining \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Standards

The TCP/IP and OSI Models sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to learn about two network protocol models, TCP/IP and OSI. Posted: 04 Mar 2011 \| Published: 04 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Link Access Protocols \| Network Design \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Protocols \| OSI Protocols \| TCP/IP

Trust Matters: Building Trust Standards on the Web sponsored by Thawte Inc. WHITE PAPER: Do you think your website is trustworthy? Read the results of a survey commissioned to reveal how trustworthy IT managers in three countries believe their websites are – and why (in some cases) they couldn't be more wrong. Posted: 06 Feb 2013 \| Published: 06 Feb 2013 TOPICS: Certificate Authorities \| Customer Loyalty \| Customer Privacy \| Customer Satisfaction \| Encryption Standards \| Internet \| Internet Security \| Internet Standards \| Network Protocols \| Network Security \| SSL \| Web Site Monitoring

Using Voice over IP (VoIP) in Mobile Networks sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: While the technology that supports VoIP has been present since the mid-1990s, the ability to quickly alternate between VoIP and circuit-switched networks has come into prominence in the last few years. Access this white paper for a full history and overview of the current mobile communications landscape. Posted: 20 Jun 2011 \| Published: 20 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Fixed Wireless Networks \| Fixed-mobile Convergence \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile IP \| Network Convergence \| Network Protocols \| Video Telephones \| VoIP

ITIL Version 3.0 -- What It Means to You sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: As the IT industry standardizes its operations to solve business problems in the most efficient, effective, economical, and equitable way, ITIL v3 becomes a critical tool. Posted: 06 Jul 2006 \| Published: 01 Jul 2006 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| CMDB \| Help Desk Management Services \| IT Service Management \| ITIL \| Standards \| Standards Organizations

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

Motorola's Wireless Broadband Indoor/Outdoor Solution sponsored by Motorola, Inc. WHITE PAPER: With a Wi-Fi network, businesses can increase the efficiency of their mobile employees resulting in increased ROI and greater profitability. This document highlights two specific indoor/outdoor Wi-Fi network configurations based on Motorola's MOTOMESH Duo product solution. Posted: 28 Apr 2009 \| Published: 02 Apr 2009 TOPICS: LAN \| LAN Protocols \| LAN Switches \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Wireless Broadband Routers \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Internet \| Wireless Services \| Wireless Systems

RFID Basics for Retailers sponsored by Intermec WHITE PAPER: This white paper illuminates RFID by providing an overview of RFID technology; describing the current status of relevant RFID standards initiatives; illustrating how RFID can be integrated to enhance existing wireless LAN, bar code and mobile computing systems; and providing guidance for selecting and planning RFID pilots and implementations. Posted: 04 Mar 2009 \| Published: 04 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| ERP \| Food and Beverage Industry \| Inventory Management \| Manufacturing Industry \| Product Life Cycles \| Quality Control \| Retail Trade Industry \| RFID \| RFID Printers \| Sensors \| Standards \| Supply Chain Management \| TCO \| Transponders \| Warehouse Management \| Wireless Computing

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

Savvy Network Architects Are Boosting Performance and Lowering the TCO of Campus LANs sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: Campus networks are vital to many top initiatives of the modern enterprise. However, to deliver the performance requirements of a campus LAN, new, cost-effective, efficient solutions are needed. In this resource, uncover how a multivendor approach can help you increase network performance while lowering the TCO of campus LANs. Posted: 17 Feb 2012 \| Published: 17 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Infrastructure \| Application Integration \| Applications Management \| Bandwidth Management \| LAN \| LAN Protocols \| LAN Switches \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Networking \| TCO

Securing the Foundation of Information Technology (IT) Systems sponsored by Trusted Computer Solutions WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how there is no one process to make any organization 100% secure, but establishing a company-wide security policy based on industry-standard best practices is a good place to start. Many of these best practices can be implemented as part of the operating system assessment and lock down process. Posted: 12 Jan 2010 \| Published: 12 Jan 2010 TOPICS: Application Security \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Firewall Appliances \| IT Systems \| Network Security \| Standards \| Virus Detection Software \| Virus Protection

Seven Steps to Achieving Better Requirements Engineering in Your Organization sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Requirements engineering is about more than just analyzing documenting requirements. It is an important and multifaceted part of systems engineering that broadens the product development process. Companies that successfully introduce a new requirements engineering process don't just change their process and technology; they change their thinking. Posted: 13 May 2009 \| Published: 31 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Collaborative Product Development \| Communications Software \| Product Design \| Product Development \| Product Life Cycles \| Standards

SOA Best Practices: The BPEL Cookbook sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: The Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) Cookbook highlights SOA best practices and challenges, detailing the importance of BPEL and other standards-based technologies in accelerating the adoption of an SOA. Posted: 16 Mar 2009 \| Published: 02 Aug 2007 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Integration \| Best Practices \| BPEL \| SOA \| Standards \| Web Services

SOA Platforms - Evolving to Meet Stringent Market Realities sponsored by Fiorano Software, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the evolution of SOA platforms from point products to second-generation architectures such as the enterprise service grid. Posted: 13 Jun 2007 \| Published: 01 Jun 2007 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Process Management \| Computer Hardware \| Operating Systems \| Project Management \| SOA \| Standards

Ten Top Problems Network Techs Encounter sponsored by Fluke Networks WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses ten common problems encountered by network technicians today and their symptoms, causes, and resolutions. Posted: 27 Jan 2010 \| Published: 01 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Network Architectures \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Operating Systems \| Network Performance \| Network Protocols \| Networking

The Essentials Series: Solving Network Problems Before They Occur - How to Use SNMP in Network Problem Resolution sponsored by Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold WHITE PAPER: The Simple Network Management Protocol can help you get a clear view into your network. Network visibility is one of the most important ways you can quickly find and eliminate issues and ensure that your network is doing everything it’s supposed to. Posted: 13 Feb 2012 \| Published: 13 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Disaster Planning \| MIB \| Network Best Practices \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Protocols \| Network Security \| Networking \| SNMP

Top US Law Firm Delivers Quality Service While Containing Costs sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Learn how a top 100 US law firm is leveraging Cisco WAAS to reduce bandwidth costs and optimize its WAN, to keep information flow among its offices fast, secure and easy. Posted: 18 Dec 2006 \| Published: 01 Dec 2006 TOPICS: LAN \| LAN Hardware \| LAN Protocols \| WAN \| WAN Hardware \| WAN Switches \| WAN Switching

VOIP Infrastructure for the Evolving Enterprise: How to Control Costs, Mitigate Risk, and Ensure Service Levels in an Ever-Changing Network Environment sponsored by NET Quintum WHITE PAPER: There are significant differences in VoIP hardware functionality that affect the cost, risk and consumption of staff resources. This white paper outlines what to consider when selecting a VoIP gateway/switching solutio Posted: 05 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2008 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Converged Networks \| Network Architectures \| Network Management \| Network Protocols \| ROI \| Security \| Service Level Management \| TCO \| VoIP \| WAN

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NETBIOS DEFINITION (continued): … in recent Microsoft Windows operating systems. It does not in itself support a routing mechanism so applications communicating on a wide area network (WAN) must use another "transport mechanism" (such as Transmission Control Protocol) rather than or in addition to NetBIOS.NetBIOS frees the application from having to understand the details of the network, including error recovery (in session mode). A NetBIOS request is provided in the form of a Network Control Block (NCB) which, among other things, specifies a message location and the name of a destination.NetBIOS provides the session and transport …
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