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What is IPv6, why is it so important, and why is it adoption taking so long?

Network World

For the most part the dire warnings about running out of internet addresses have ceased because, slowly but surely, migration from the world of Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) to IPv6 has begun, and software is in place to prevent the address apocalypse that many were predicting. What is IPv6 and why is it important?

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Networking terms and definitions

Network World

To find a brief definition of the networking term you are looking for user your browser’s “Find” feature then follow links to a fuller explanation. AI networking AI networking refers to the application of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to network management and optimization.

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Network World’s Best of Enterprise Network 2024 award winners

Network World

In many ways, networking is a mature, stable industry, based on established technologies like Wi-Fi and Ethernet, which just celebrated its 50th anniversary. But networking vendors are constantly innovating to keep pace with skyrocketing volumes of traffic that need to move securely and reliably across complex multicloud environments.

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Wi-Fi HaLow: Hands on with AsiaRF’s IoT network gateway

Network World

HaLow’s sweet spot is industrial IoT, building automation, security, access control, utility smart meters and intelligent grids. Here’s our hand-on assessment of working with AsiaRF’s Wi-Fi mesh gateway, which features a star topology that enables 8,000 connections for industrial IoT use cases.

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Is There a Ticking Time Bomb in Your Network?

Data Center Knowledge

The impending depletion of IPv4 addressing space and the recent surge in acceptance of IPv6 means that organizations handling their own route exchanges may need to reexamine their environments, writes Ryan Smith of Cervalis. Industry Perspectives'

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BGP: What is border gateway protocol, and how does it work?

Network World

In the latter case, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), the routing protocol used by the global internet, is used to find the best path by weighing the latest network conditions based on reachability and routing information. Each AS creates rules and policies for how traffic moves within its network.

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Mach37 Spring 2014 Cohort Companies: Watch these hot new disruptors as they accelerate

CTOvision

They are: Axon Ghost Sentinel – Hugh Brooks, President, Harrisonburg, VA – Inspired by natural self-organizing systems, Axon Ghost Sentinel’s cyber security products provide lightweight, adaptive, scalable, and decentralized security for mobile and traditional devices, and enterprise networks. CardKill Inc. Fast Orientation, Inc.

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