Understanding Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) This paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using VoIP services, focusing primarily on security issues. VoIP offers cost-savings and ...

The purpose of the network layer is to help route messages between different local networks. Central to this layer is the concept of exclusive network addresses, where every terminal connected to the ...

For developers and engineers, one of the first and most important questions when creating a new IoT application is the choice of wireless protocol. With a broad range of options to choose from, ...

Do you remember when we used multi-protocol routing for IPX, AppleTalk, and TCP/IP running on the same network? In the 1980s and early 1990s many enterprises had multiple protocols running on the ...

In the natural world, species that share the same ecosystem often compete for resources, resulting in the extinction of weaker competitors. A new computer model that describes the evolution of the ...

Terms can sometimes play tricks on the mind. Take EtherNet/IP, for example. Many people will read “IP” as internet protocol and think that EtherNet/IP refers to plain old, standard industrial Ethernet ...

The Internet can be a dangerous place, wrought with fraud and data theft. To help protect your small business data it's a good idea to have a basic understanding of secure Internet protocols. These ...

It is no secret that the 4 billion-plus Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) addresses are just about used up. According, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), “phase 4” of its IPv4 ...

John Bergmayer, Senior Staff Attorney at advocacy group Public Knowledge has this to say: “By blocking FaceTime for many of its customers, AT&T is violating the FCC’s Open Internet rules. These rules ...