Header compression is always mentioned in the same breath as QoS when we discuss supporting voice on an IP network. But it is not about QoS, it is about reducing bandwidth consumption. Header ...

I had an assignment at university that dealt with the size of a message after being sent through two different types of networks with different packet sizes and network headers. That's all we were ...

The current IP address scheme of 32-bit words is fast becoming inadequate. It would appear that 2 32 = 4 294 967 296 combinations of addresses should be enough for everybody, but in practice this is ...

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol) constitute the vast majority of packets the average Internet user sends and receives. Inevitably, errors will at some point work ...

At trade shows, I occasionally walk into a booth and discover a product I really want to understand and appreciate. I am especially interested in how the traffic it sends or receives affects the ...

Build Your Skills: Learn why NAT can cause VPN connection problems Your email has been sent Why network address translation (NAT) on an Internet router keeps the VPN client from making the connection ...