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ALSO CALLED:
Fast Packet Switching
DEFINITION: A packet is the unit of data that is routed between an origin and a destination on the Internet or any other packet-switched network. When any file (e-mail message, HTML file, Graphics Interchange Format file, Uniform Resource Locator request, and so forth) is sent from one place to another on the Internet, the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) layer of TCP/IP divides the file into "chunks" of
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Packet Switching White Papers
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Optimizing Visibility, Control and Performance of Network Traffic
sponsored by Ixia
WHITE PAPER:
Did you know the network monitoring switch can strategically offload and control your current data center network monitoring tools? View now to learn how this approach can help you optimize the visibility, control, and performance of your network traffic.
Posted: 09 Apr 2013 | Published: 29 Mar 2013
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ECI Apollo: Defining the Next Generation of Optimized Multi-Layer Transport
sponsored by ECI Telecom
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Discover the challenges of achieving the new scalability, performance, manageability, and revenue objectives and what you need to meet and overcome them.
Posted: 22 Nov 2011 | Published: 22 Nov 2011
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SIP: Myth versus reality
sponsored by Orange Business Services
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Modern packet-based communications are sweeping away traditional telephony standards and changing the way businesses stay connected. SIP, the latest IP enabler to hit the market, is often portrayed as the key to implementing more sophisticated, flexible voice and unified communications. But is that a fact, or merely well-publicized fiction?
Posted: 21 Jul 2009 | Published: 21 Jul 2009
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Introduction to Evolved Packet Core
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
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This white paper provides a brief introduction to Evolved Packet Core - a new mobile core for LTE. Key concepts and functional elements are outlined, as well as key changes in LTE requirements imposed on the Evolved Packet Core, and the deployment challenges one can expect to encounter.
Posted: 09 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Jun 2009
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Finding and Fixing VoIP Call Quality Issues
sponsored by WildPackets, Inc.
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This white paper examines the various factors that can lead to poor VoIP call quality and how a network administrator can use WildPackets® OmniPeek™ Enterprise to pinpoint issues and keep the VoIP network running smoothly and efficiently.
Posted: 29 Aug 2008 | Published: 29 Aug 2008
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RTSP: One of the Foundations of Convergence
sponsored by F5 Networks
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Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is a foundation for the current convergence of communications. When implementing RTSP, the multiple port and protocol nature of RTSP makes streaming audio/video difficult to manage. This white paper explains it.
Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2007
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PACKET SWITCHING DEFINITION (continued): … an efficient size for routing. Each of these packets is separately numbered and includes the Internet address of the destination. The individual packets for a given file may travel different routes through the Internet. When they have all arrived, they are reassembled into the original file (by the TCP layer at the receiving end).A packet-switching scheme is an efficient way to handle transmissions on a connectionless network such as the Internet. An alternative scheme, circuit-switched, is used for networks allocated for voice connections. In circuit-switching, lines in the network are … Packet Switching definition sponsored by SearchNetworking.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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