Java is an object-oriented, network-friendly programming language that is very similar to C and C++. Java is designed to be platform-independent and to execute code securely from remote sources. Because it is also designed with built-in support for networks, Java is a popular format for developing complex, distributed systems that run across many different, interconnected […]

Latency is the largest cause of slow Web applications over the WAN or internet. Latency describes the time delay experienced while a data packet moves from one point to another, usually caused by physical distance and high round-trip times. Latency can also be introduced by compute-intensive processing such as SSL handshaking, bulk encryption/decryption, and TCP […]

Intelligent compression removes redundant patterns from a data stream to improve application performance. This technique is commonly used for Web applications to help reduce bandwidth needs and improve end-user response times.

Internet traffic management, also known as application traffic management, refers to tools that monitor the flow of Web application traffic over a network. These tools route traffic among multiple devices within a network, limiting delays and freeing bandwidth.

IPsec (Internet protocol security) is a standardized framework for securing IP communications by encrypting and/or authenticating each IP packet in a data stream.

IPv6 (Internet protocol version 6) is the next upgrade to the Internet protocol IPv4, the more typical form of IP networking that we think of today. (IPv4, for example, uses four values for an IP address, such as 10.12.210.67). IPv6 is designed to provide a much greater number of available addresses for networked devices, enough […]

IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is an evolving architecture designed to create standardized, simple, and scalable networks for deploying rich multimedia applications. The ultimate goal of the architecture is to define a model that separates the services offered by fixed-line (traditional telcos), mobile (traditional cellular), and converged service providers (cable companies and others who provide triple-play […]

An interworking function (IWF) acts a gateway to enable 2G and 3G network elements to connect and communicate with 4G LTE network elements, such as between MAP-based and Diameter-based interfaces. This connection is essential; without it, communications service providers (CSPs) would have to totally replace their legacy infrastructure and systems while building out their LTE […]

Extranet access control refers to the ability to permit or deny access to corporate assets on an internal network, for use by non-employees (e.g. suppliers or customers) outside the network.

File server consolidation is the process of replacing a collection of file servers with a smaller number of higher-capacity storage devices — sometimes Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices, in which case the process is often called NAS consolidation. This process has significant cost and management benefits.