By Brian Chee with material from papers and proposals by the researchers of the Aloha Cabled Observatory. The History of the observatory: The Aloha Cabled Observatory (ACO) began over twenty...
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Network Downtime: Costly across all industries. Whether in the hospitality, healthcare, tech, education, oil and gas or the finance industry, NetBeez’ prospects and customers all have a similar problem: they are looking for a way to monitor their vast network infrastructure. Although being an Account Manager at NetBeez lends me…
In this article I want to highlight how important it is to define the top use cases of a network monitoring solution. A successful implementation of a network monitoring solution starts by defining the specific situations in which the solution will be used. This will help its users clearly define…
What Is Network Automation? Network automation is the ability to configure and manage network devices via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). An API offers a method to interact with an application, device, or system by pulling information, or pushing commands, via a well-defined set of instructions or routines. Traditionally, network devices…
SCinet and the SuperComputing Conference Between November 11th and 16th, the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas will be hosting the SC18 – The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking and Storage. The event hosts a variety of presentations, workshops, exhibitions, and demonstrations related to the latest technological advancements…
On July 6 2018, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has issued a set of requirements (Order DA 18-710) concerning network speed and latency measurements. This order primarily impacts Internet Service...
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In the early days, network engineers and regular Linux/Unix users, used to use telnet to connect to remote or local hosts. The main drawback of telnet is that, on un-secure...
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Recently, I’ve found myself listening to podcasts during my morning commute to work. I enjoy listening to podcasts because it is a helpful way to keep my mind engaged by...
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Using wget to Calculate TCP Connect and HTTP Response Time The Problem A client of mine complained about intermittent performance issues with a web based application; upon learning that there...
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Iperf is a versatile bandwidth measurement tool that is widely used by network engineers to assess how much TCP or UDP traffic an IP network can transport. This tool was first developed at the University of Illinois by the Distributed Applications Support Team to “test the limits of your network”….