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TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) Congestion Control
Network congestion may occur when a sender overflows the network with too many packets. At the time of congestion, the network cannot handle this...
Network latency and its effect on application performance
We've talked about network latency several times in previous blog posts. Today, let's drill a bit deeper on that topic, and especially how it...
Optimizing network performance for video streaming
Video is an interesting network application. Many users consume hours of video per day, and an hour of HD video is easily more than...
BGP Security: the MD5 password and GTSM
Back in the late 1980s and the early 1990s when BGP was developed, security was still an afterthought for protocols used on the internet....
Network latency and packet loss effects on performance
The triumvirate of network performance metrics are latency, loss and jitter. Today, we're going to take a look at how each of them —...
How does BGP select the best routing path
BGP is a protocol which performs routing information exchange among routers to determine the optimal paths for the traffic flow. A BGP router forms...
Five tips for reducing congestion in enterprise networks
It’s a commonly known fact that congestion on the road significantly increases the time the auto vehicles must spend to get to the destination....
The cost of network downtime for Service Providers
An operational network is a strategic business resource. It carries everyday messages and mission-critical data, and facilitates communication between people and business processes. It...
Understanding the impact of network latency on Service Providers’ business
Speed is highly prioritized in networking. Applications with high bandwidth consumption and mission-critical systems demand ever more throughput and capacity. While the main demand...
Network congestion technical implications
During the transfer of information in the Internet, there are various situations related to certain host or network inaccessibility, or channels of communication overload....