The core advancement of the Internet was the capability to move information very quickly across a decentralized network of nodes. That advancement was predicated on the development of protocols like ...

The Linux Foundation today announced the first protocols that it wants to address as part of its open-source code testing and security review. Not surprisingly, OpenSSL, where the infamous Heartbleed ...

P4 lets networks finally break free of rigid hardware, adding custom protocols, real-time visibility and smarter security ...

Network protocols are formal standards and policies consisting of rules, procedures, and formats that define how data is exchanged over networks. They ensure that devices can communicate effectively, ...

Chances are you’ve heard about network protocol in the past but likely have little idea of what it is all about. For sure right now, we can say that there are different types of network protocols ...

At the core of blockchain networks lies a fundamental architectural principle called layering. Layering in blockchain refers to organizing different functionalities and protocols into separate layers, ...

Traffic routing: The mobile core continually requires optimized traffic routing in response to external demands, scaling, and maintenance, among other factors. Agentic AI enables a set of cloud-native ...

In many organizations the core network is taken for granted, largely because Cisco Systems Inc., the preeminent enterprise network vendor, has built expansion headroom into its Catalyst 6500 switches, ...

This excerpt is from CCIE Voice Exam Quick Reference Sheets (Digital Short Cut), by Mark Lewis and published by Cisco Press. ISBN-10: 1-58705-333-0 Read Mark Lewis’ blog for Cisco Subnet here. More ...