Overlay networks consist of a series of virtual or physical computers layered on top of an existing network. The purpose of the overlay network is to add missing functionality without a complete ...

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There are essentially two competing views concerning the best path forward when it comes to injecting some much-needed agility into networking environments within the data center. A report from ...

Server virtualization epitomizes the benefits of abstracting logical IT resources from their physical manifestation. Hypervisors like VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V create immense efficiencies ...

The boss as asked you to deploy telepresence and your job is the network. The first decision to make is: Do we implement an overlay network or converge the telepresence traffic on the data network? An ...

An overlay results in no logical or physical changes to the wired LAN and is more secure, less disruptive and more cost-effective than the unified access approach. Wireless networks are completely ...

One way to ensure the security of business transactions, customer data and intellectual property is to use IPSec to provide data encryption and authentication services. However, the management of ...

So the debate is whether to use encrypted tunnels or perimeter-based controls for security -- in other words, whether it is better to place more or less emphasis on the network perimeter? David ...

The internet could be made more secure, reliable and powerful by overlaying new networking technology on top of the existing backbone, according to the world’s leading microchip maker, Intel. The ...

A logical network that runs on top of another network. For example, peer-to-peer networks are overlay networks on the Internet. They use their own addressing system to determine how files are ...