Automated network monitoring involves scanning for device component failures and examining traffic patterns. Learn how to lighten the load of your network management responsibilities. Network device ...

Interface packet loss provides indications of link problems that shouldn’t go ignored. But then you have to decide on an alerting threshold that indicates a problem without creating too many false ...

Networks can sometimes be like closets; they start out completely organized, but then over time as items are added and stuff gets moved around, pretty soon you end up with a bit of a mess, with items ...

A new interface for implementing device drivers outside the kernel has one project saving about 5,000 lines of code. The concept of supporting user-space drivers has appeared on LWN a few times before ...

The definition of Software Defined Networking (SDN) continues to broaden, today including functions such as configuration automation and orchestration. While these tasks aren’t strictly SDN, the fact ...

Network automation relies on a data repository to create network configurations and drive network validation tests. This repository has become known as a network source of truth (NSoT). The objective ...

Lumens Integration Inc. recently announced its support for software-driven IP workflows using NewTek Connect Pro software-enabling Network Device Interface (NDI) connectivity. The move allows Lumens ...