The purpose of this policy is to establish standards for management of network access and communications. This policy applies to all information technology systems that are connected to and use the ...

IoT protocols and communication standards refer to the vast network of devices that are connected to the Internet and can exchange data with each other. Learn more about IoT software development ...

Profinet, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, CC-Link, Mudbus, OPC UA are common in industrial automation. SNMP, REST, SMTP, POP, HTTP, FTP, ODBC, OLE-DB and OPC UA (again) are protocols common in the IT space.

Physical access and logical access have historically been two separate (and likely unequal) silos within an organization. IT has their password access mechanisms; with some modern improvements.

Network protocols are formal standards and policies consisting of rules, procedures, and formats that define how data is exchanged over networks. They ensure that devices can communicate effectively, ...

The Internet of things (IoT) has a key role in the future of wireless networks [1 and 2]. In recent years, the Internet network has had a rapid growth because of widespread coverage of LTE (Long Term ...

Several important new standards for optical networking were adopted by the Geneva-based International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in November. The new standards provide the ability to combine ...

At Interop this month, we heard keynotes from two network vendors who are not only archrivals in a business sense but also in their approach to the market. Cisco represents market power, account ...

Appendix A: Server Security Compliance Checklist (Login required: IT Staff only) Appendix B: Security and Configuration Management Tools (Login required: IT Staff only) All university owned devices, ...

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Brocade Communications Systems Inc. has unveiled a switch and network adapters that join Fibre Channel over Ethernet and Convergence Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) into one platform, but the company does not ...