Network file system (NFS) is a file server standard based on the client-server model. NFS enables users to view, update, and/or store files on a remote system as though they were working locally. The client system requires NFS client software and the remote system requires the NFS server. Both systems require TCP/IP (or UDP for […]

IP QoS is usually defined in terms of network availability, data loss and transmission rate, and delays. All the devices in a network have an impact on IP QoS.

An IPsec VPN uses the standard IPsec mechanism to establish a VPN over the public Internet. An IPsec VPN is most useful for establishing a VPN between fixed end-points, such as two offices.

An IPv6 gateway is a device that uses the newer IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) standard rather than IPv4 to transmit data. IPv6 provides better security and many more available addresses for networked devices.

An IPv6 proxy is a device that sits on the edge of a network to translate IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) to IPv4 and vice versa. The IPv4 standard will eventually migrate to IPv6, and an IPv6 proxy helps to prepare for network migration.

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.