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Layer Seven: The Future Of Vulnerabilities - Featuring SPI Dynamics WebInspect
White Papers This paper provides a survey of the different types of computer vulnerabilities and explains why Layer 7 or application vulnerabilities are the emerging trend for hacker exploits. The paper further explains how SPI Dynamics web application...
[February 20, 2005, 23:00]
Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol
White Papers It combines the best of Cisco's Layer 2 Forwarding (L2F) protocol and Microsoft's Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP). L2TP is one of the key building blocks for virtual private networks in the dial access space and is endorsed by Cisco and...
[January 5, 2004, 23:00]
Layer 7 Web Switching
White Papers In addition to connectivity and packet routing services offered by traditional layer 2/3 switches, Web switches use sophisticated policies that are unknown to traditional LAN switches and routers to incorporate traffic management capabilities such...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
Service Provider Controls SPAM Emails With Top Layer Attack Mitigator IPS
White Papers A large Japanese service provider had a severe problem with Spam before implementing a control solution from Top Layer Networks, Inc. By investing in the Top Layer solution, the service provider has made tremendous savings on the long-term costs of...
[November 12, 2003, 23:00]
Providing Secure Connectivity To Remote Users With Secure Sockets Layer VPNs
White Papers The presenter of this webcast explains how an organization can cost-effectively and securely extend the reach of its corporate network by establishing an encrypted tunnel across the Internet with a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN.
[April 21, 2007, 0:00]
Double-layer DVD Heats Up Standards Battle
Talkback I love the idea of a double-layer recordable DVD, but since the industry failed to handle single-layer properly I can't say I'm too excited about using a double-layer format. The compatibility problems with DVD-R is still an issue and now they're...
[March 5, 2004, 13:51]
Performance Evaluation Of Layer 3 Low Latency Handoff Mechanisms
White Papers This paper investigates the performance of two Layer 3 low latency handoff protocols proposed by the IETF, namely Pre- and Post-Registration. These protocols use Layer 2 triggers to reduce the built-in delay components of Mobile IP.
[August 8, 2007, 0:00]
Bluetooth RF Layer Performance Evaluation
White Papers The Bluetooth RF Layer performance is evaluated by simulation. The Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK) radio link is modelled including a channel for a multipath indoor environment. Following a component-based architecture of simulation the Bit...
[September 29, 2005, 0:00]
New CICS Support For Secure Sockets Layer
White Papers CICS Transaction Server has had support for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) since Version 1 Release 3, but the support has been considerably enhanced in Version 3 Release 1. Many of the enhancements arise from exploitation of changes in the underlying z...
[April 26, 2007, 0:00]
High Performance Layer 3 Forwarding: The Need For Dedicated Hardware Solutions
White Papers The tremendous advances made in the transmission of data over the last few years mean that the routers and Layer 3 switches that are being designed today need to handle data rates that are 10-100x greater than the previous generation of routers...
[January 30, 2004, 23:00]
Application-Layer Security: Enabling The Next Generation Of Security Services With Application Switching
White Papers This white paper discusses application-layer security threats and shows how a layered security strategy protects the network at all points of attack. Nortel Networks Application Switches offer administrators an invaluable tool to provide...
[May 5, 2004, 0:00]
The Need For Cross-Layer Service Discovery In MANETs
White Papers This paper presents a novel cross-layer architecture for service discovery, selection and rediscovery in MANETs that closely integrates service discovery with ad hoc routing mechanisms. Service selection has a crucial effect on wireless multi-hop...
[September 15, 2005, 0:00]
Dell Switches Reach UK - Layer 3 Box Planned
News The company is planning a Layer 3 product: "You can expect a Layer 3 product in the next year," said Kim Goodman, global general manager of Dell Networking. The current Layer 2 products are perhaps less sophisticated than Layer 3 products from...
[November 11, 2002, 5:00]
Transport Layer Issues In Delay Tolerant Mobile Networks
White Papers As a result, this paper shifts this focus towards addressing and studying transport layer issues in extreme networking environments. The tremendous increase in wireless devices and user mobility has ultimately resulted in a new set of networking...
[August 13, 2007, 0:00]
Deep Packets: Application Layer Security Threats
White Papers What is needed is application layer filtering software, such as Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004, which not only helps protect against rogue packets and network attacks but also checks for more advanced attacks.
[July 16, 2004, 0:00]
Exploiting Path Diversity In The Link Layer In Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
White Papers An anycast mechanism is developed at the link layer for wireless ad hoc networks. The goal is to exploit path diversity in the link layer by choosing the best next hop to forward packets when multiple next hop choices are available.
[June 30, 2006, 0:00]
MAC Layer Multicast In Wireless Multihop Networks
White Papers The work discussed in this paper explores some approaches for reliable multicast at the MAC layer. Many applications in wireless ad-hoc networks require multicast communication. In order to provide efficient multicast, various multicast routing...
[June 30, 2006, 0:00]
NETGEAR ProSafe Layer 3 Managed Switches With PoE Bring High Performance VoIP To Global Travel Agencies
White Papers NETGEAR's ProSafe 24+2 Layer 3 Managed Switch with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) was selected. SITA World Travel represents a wide range of foreign airlines, serves thousands of U.S.travel agents and consumers, handles over 10,000 passengers annually...
[October 20, 2004, 0:00]
Sony Debuts Dual-layer DVD Burners
News Sony announced on Tuesday two new drives supporting dual-layer discs for DVD recordable formats, enabling storage of 8.5GB of data. Both drives read and write to DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, CD-R and CD-RW discs as well as to DVD+/-R dual and double-layer...
[May 4, 2005, 9:55]
Fairness And Physical Layer Capture In Random Access Networks
White Papers While physical layer capture has been observed in real implementations of wireless devices which randomly accessing shared channels, fair rate control algorithms based on accurate channel models describing the phenomenon have not been developed.
[August 13, 2007, 0:00]
