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Feb 10, 2012

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DEFINITION: A backbone is a larger transmission line that carries data gathered from smaller lines that interconnect with it. 1) At the local level, a backbone is a line or set of lines that local area networks connect to for a wide area network connection or within a local area network to span distances efficiently (for example, between buildings).2) On the Internet or other wide area network, a backbone … Definition continues below.
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Routing and Routing Protocols sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, we’ll discuss routing and routing protocols. Before we begin, let’s define what we mean by aroute. In common usage, a route is an entry in the IP routing table. Posted: 12 Nov 2010 \| Published: 12 Nov 2010 TOPICS: Autonomous Systems \| Bridges \| Internetworking Hardware \| IP Routers \| Network Management Protocols \| Networking \| Routers \| Routing Protocols

IPV6 Transition – Why the rush ? sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com ANALYST BRIEF: This report from Ovum warns that enterprises need to recognise that they will need to move to IPv6, even if they have IPv4 addresses available. They should treat IPv6 like any other disaster recovery plan. Posted: 01 Dec 2011 \| Published: 01 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Disaster Recovery \| Domain Name Registration Systems \| Domain Name System Management \| Domain Name Systems \| Internet Backbone Networks \| Internet Infrastructure \| Internet Standards \| IPv6 \| Web 2.0 \| Web Content Accessibility \| Web Development \| Web Identities \| Web Protocols

Realize The Benefits Of Design, Operation, Maintain Thinking Today sponsored by IFS WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you'll find tips and strategies for maintaining an open and flexible IT system that will increase the efficiency of your enterprise. Learn how leveraging design, operate, maintain (DOM) can facilitate an easy transition to an open IT system. Posted: 11 Jan 2012 \| Published: 11 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Asset Management Services \| Enterprise Resource Management \| ERP \| ERP Software \| IT Asset Management \| IT Asset Management Software \| IT Systems \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry

CW+: Quocirca report: Communications technology – be prepared to be flexible sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Communications needs for many organisations are changing rapidly. Internally, there are always new technologies appearing and changes in working styles to deal with but there is now, increasingly, the influence of more social and consumer choices affecting the officially deployed systems. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| Social Computing \| Social Networking

Unified Communications & Collaboration Brochure sponsored by Azzurri BROCHURE: Learn more about Unified Communications and Collaborations (UCC), including a solution that delivers UCC as a managed service from a single source. Posted: 03 Jan 2012 \| Published: 03 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Communications Networks \| Fixed-mobile Convergence \| Instant Messaging \| IP Videoconferencing Services \| Network Management \| Unified Messaging

Electrical Efficiency Measurement for Data Centers sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how data center efficiency can be measured, evaluated, and modeled, including a comparison of the benefits of periodic assessment vs. continuous monitoring. Posted: 29 Apr 2009 \| Published: 29 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Energy Efficiency \| Equipment Maintenance Management Software \| IT Asset Management \| IT Consulting Services \| IT Systems \| Power Supplies

The Effectiveness of Live Chat: A Research Study sponsored by LogMeIn, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Learn more about the effectiveness of and customer's thoughts about live chat technology from the results of this survey. Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Customer Interaction Services \| Customer Loyalty \| Customer Retention \| Customer Satisfaction \| Customer Service \| Customer Service Best Practices \| Customer Support Software \| Email \| Internet \| Internet Chat \| Internet Consumer Services

Analyst's take: Business impact of Facebook in the workplace sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Nearly half of office employees access Facebook during work. Nucleus found companies effectively lose an average of 1.5 percent of total office productivity when employees can access Facebook during the work day. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Communications Hardware \| Communications Networks \| Communications Software \| Networking \| Networking Hardware

IOS Tips and Tricks sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: There are some helpful things we can do with Cisco’s IOS to make our lives easier. This white paper will present some useful commands, followed (in parentheses) by their most concise shortcuts (at the time of this writing). Posted: 06 Nov 2009 \| Published: 06 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Internet \| Internet Applications Software \| Operating System Virtualization \| Operating Systems \| Routing \| Routing Protocols \| Switching \| Telecommunications Networks

Ten Things You Should Know about Windows 7 vs. Windows XP sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: So you’re an XP shop and your organization skipped Vista, but is considering taking the plunge to the latest revision of the Longhorn platform: Windows 7. Here are ten things that you should probably know as you get familiar with this new Windows client. Posted: 06 Nov 2009 \| Published: 06 Nov 2009 TOPICS: IT Management \| IT Systems \| Operating Systems \| Windows \| Windows 7 \| Windows Security \| Windows Vista \| Windows XP

BACKBONE NETWORKS DEFINITION (continued): … A backbone is a larger transmission line that carries data gathered from smaller lines that interconnect with it. 1) At the local level, a backbone is a line or set of lines that local area networks connect to for a wide area network connection or within a local area network to span distances efficiently (for example, between buildings).2) On the Internet or other wide area network, a backbone is a set of paths that local or regional networks connect to for long-distance interconnection. The connection points are known as network nodes or telecommunication data switching exchanges (DSEs).
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