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What is NaaS? Providers, delivery models, and benefits explained

Network World

NaaS can provide an alternative consumption model for a broad range of network elements, including wired and wireless LANs, WANs , and VPNs , as well as branch, data center , edge, multicloud , and hybrid-cloud environments. This will push the growth of the LAN-as-a-Utility service higher than other types of CNaaS. Who sells NaaS?

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What is the OSI model? How to explain and remember its 7 layers

Network World

The Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model is a conceptual framework that describes networking or telecommunications systems as seven layers, each with its own function. Some switches also operate at Layer 3 in order to support virtual LANs that may span more than one switch subnet, which requires routing capabilities.

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Understanding Packet Loss

Spearline Testing

Our toolsets help businesses to manage and improve telecommunications service quality and improve customer experience. Spearline helps verify paths from the customer’s vantage point into the private LAN/WAN network space. Spearline's platform proactively tests inbound telecommunications services, as well as dial-out.

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5G-enabled manufacturing: Realizing Industry 4.0

TM Forum

project, a consortium of manufacturing, IT and telecommunications companies and organizations, worked together to explore the use cases and expected benefits to the Ford Motor company. and the factory of the future. 5G Enabled Manufacturing (5GEM). explained Avila.

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What Is: Jitter

Spearline Testing

Today, telecommunications traffic largely passes over a packet-switching network and very often over the public internet. Jitter happens when the RTP packet stream traverses the network (LAN, WAN, or Internet) because it has to share network capacity with other data. What is jitter?

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The Realities of Rural 5G Deployment in the US

Forrester IT

Early last week, Ajit Pai, the Chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced his approval of the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. This will result in a third mega-carrier in the US mobile wireless market, which is a good move for consumers like you and me. I am glad this deal will now […].

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Do your VoIP services have a case of the 'jitters'?

Spearline Testing

Jitter happens when the RTP packet stream traverses the network (LAN, WAN, or Internet) because it has to share network capacity with other data. Spearline's platform proactively tests inbound telecommunications services, as well as dial-out. Data packets contain the: Source and destination IP addresses and ports.

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