In some recent newsletters, we discussed the inefficiencies caused by the way that typical legacy protocols would “Go-Back-N” whenever there was a lost packet or ...

TCP with Packet Control was implemented in ns-2.26 (ns-2.1b10 for old version number) simulator on RedHat Linux 9. Simulations are conducted to investigate the performance of the packet control ...

Take advantage of TCP/IP options to optimize data transmission Your email has been sent By Alex Kuznetsov, Alex Plant, and Alexander Tormasov Last time, we explained how the TCP_CORK option can ...

Most network people understand the terrible effect delay can have on TCP sessions. TCP must pause data transfers while waiting for ACKs. The more network delay there is, the longer this pause will be.

A clever antimalware gateway can achieve zero latency by using a span/tap port to inspect Internet traffic for malware and malware references (in contrast to inline inspection). When it recognizes ...

Transmission Control is an essential aspect of network activity and governs the behavior of many services we take for granted. When sending your emails or just browsing the web you are relying on TCP ...

The communications technology of the public Internet, local area networks (LANs) and most wide area networks (WANs). The Internet Protocol (IP) is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, and the terms "IP ...

When you need to ensure server applications can connect properly, the general troubleshooting doesn’t help. It calls for advanced ways to troubleshoot TCP/IP connectivity, especially when you have a ...

Security and networking platforms for large enterprises and data centers are rapidly evolving in sophistication and performance. In the security space, simple packet-filtering firewalls are evolving ...

Two simple filters for wireshark to analyze TCP and UDP traffic Your email has been sent Wireshark is a protocol analyser available for download. This week’s post ...