Getting a handle on the invisible part of your network—the protocols that are in use—can be of enormous value in helping you detect problems. So far, we've talked about the tangibles of your ...

A tutorial on the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) networking reference model plus tips on how to memorize the seven layers. The Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model is a conceptual framework that ...

A couple posts ago, we talked about Layer 1 of the OSI Model — the Physical Layer. Today, we’ll start our climb up the Model with a visit to Layer 2, the Data Link Layer. The Data Link Layer is one of ...

If you have anything to do with networked AV and you're not well-versed in the OSI model, we've got you covered. You will learn the fundamental ideas around getting data from host A to host B over a ...

Network protocols are a set of rules and standards used to regulate data exchange in computer networks, essentially serving ...

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) provides for digital transmission over ordinary telephone copper wire as well as over other media uses. In this continuation of his tip on ISDN ...

So far, we've talked about the tangibles of your network—the cabling infrastructure, as well as the switches, hubs and routers. Those are things you can see and touch. But there are invisible ...

Protocols The protocols that are in use on the network are also considered a part of the infrastructure. A protocol is simply an agreed upon way of communicating. If you and I talk with each other in ...