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Guide to Troubleshooting Application Problems
This comprehensive 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. Learn the fundamentals of how applications work, how they flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems.
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The Invisible Threat: IPV6 on your network White Paper
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Guide to Troubleshooting Application Problems
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White Paper - Application Performance Management
Aberdeen Group discusses a lifecycle approach that brings IT and business together.
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Ethernet In A Harsh Environment - White Paper
Whitepaper that discusses the unique issues that can arise when you deploy Ethernet in an industrial environment, and how to avoid production downtime caused by these issues.
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Promise and Pitfalls of 802.11N
This paper discusses the pitfalls that might arise and how to overcome those issues.
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White Paper - A Holistic Approach To Enterprise-wide Performance Management
Communications infrastructures are growing increasingly complex and keeping the infrastructure operating at peak performance is vital to the health and welfare of a business. This paper reviews web based technologies that help to manage complex infrastructure environments.
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White Paper - When Networks And Regulatory Requirements Collide
For IT organizations, security has been a major
focus in attempting to keep non-business users
or potential attacks from infiltrating the private
network. However, the regulatory impacts
dealing with security are a much newer aspect
that can add a great number of headaches for
the IT department.
The following whitepaper highlights the key
differences from traditional security focus to
security forensics and regulatory accounting.
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White Paper - Managing Virtualization Within Data Center Consolidation
This paper will evaluate the new challenges
that impact performance management within
a virtualized data center environment and
provide best practices in ensuring overall
service quality meets the requirements of
individual organizations.
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White Paper: Best Practices For Successfully Implementing Billback Projects
As a component of ITIL Financial Management for IT, a best practice for organizations is to develop a Billback Strategy (also known as Chargeback). Billback is a method of accounting for and reporting on usage of IT resources which enables IT departments to align with business objectives by billing business units for technology costs.
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Whitepaper: Troubleshooting Your Industrial Network
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Whitepaper: Ensuring Fiber Readiness For Server Consolidation
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Advancements in field measurement of Ethernet performance White Paper
Various metrics can quantify and characterize performance.
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Validate LAN installations for optimal service delivery White Paper
This paper discusses what LAN validation is, who benefits and why it should be part of a network installer's and network owner's best practices.
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Best Practices for Fiber Optic Installation Start with Inspection
Whitepaper outlining 1)what to look for and when, 2) how to inspect, 3) how to clean, and 4) best practices
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Troubleshooting Remote Site Networks Best Practices
See how to deliver a high level of network service at remote sites using the best practices outlined in this white paper.
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Monitor the core and troubleshoot the access layer with integrated network analysis solutions
Learn how to plan for new application deployment, manage against internal security threats, diagnose network problems, prove it’s not the network, and analyze application problems.
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How to Test to TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10
This paper covers everything you need to know to certify cabling to the new TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10
standard that defines cabling transmission performance to 500MHz and testing for Alien Crosstalk.
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(1.81 MB) - EN
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Automated Test Limits WP
Analyzing and evaluating test results requires time and expertise, and even with the most expert technicians, there is risk of error. This whitepaper examines how test limits can increase your efficiency and profitability during fiber certification.
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(320 KB) - EN
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Voltage Detection Essentials White Paper
Voltage detection essentials for keeping outside plant technicians safe: This white paper gives you tips for selecting and using the right tool on the job.
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(646 KB) - EN
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White Paper - Pre And Post Deployment Acceleration Assessments
One step that commonly is overlooked when investigating various proprietary acceleration technologies, is an independent assessment to quantify the perceived benefits and validate the expected ROI. This white paper will touch on various approaches for utilizing assessments to validate ROI.
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Advanced OTDR Analysis
This article discusses some of
the advanced OTDR techniques that expert
technicians use to perform during testing.
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Frontline LAN Troubleshooting Guide
This comprehensive guide provides frontline network troubleshooters with practical advice on how to maintain LANs and solve common layer 1 and 2 problems.
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(2.58 MB) - EN
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System Integrator Guide
System Integrators Guide to Driving Business Growth through LAN Installation and Validation Best Practices
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Finding your way in the maze of industrial Ethernet standards
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Fiber Test Best Practices: Tier 1 Certification
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Fiber Test Best Practices: Tier 2 Certification
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White Paper - User Experience Monitoring. Authored By Quocirca.
This paper aims to elucidate the issues that affect the user experience in today’s computing environments; how to monitor that experience, pre-empt problems and decide what actions need taking when the user experience is unacceptable.
The paper should be of interest to both business and technical readers who know that delivering a good user experience is a key competitive advantage and want to be sure their organisation is benefiting from doing so.
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(1.27 MB) - EN
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White Paper: Benefits Of Industrial Standards In Industrial Ethernet Component Selection
The Role Standards Play in Selecting Industrial Ethernet Components
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Deploying Network TAPS For Improved Security White Paper
Learn how a combination of network security probes and network TAPs can improve visibility and redundancy, while reducing solution complexity and cost.
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(417 KB) - EN
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Fiber Test Best Practices: Inspect and Clean
Fiber Test Best Practices: Inspection and Cleaning
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(187 KB) - EN
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Network World Special Report - Branch Office Networks
Understanding the Changing Nature of Branch-Office Networks
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(328 KB) - EN
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Testing Proves Most Cords Fail TIA Requirements Buyers are not getting what they paid for White Paper
Learn the differences between different patch cords and why they matter on 100Base-T networks or higher speed protocols.
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(792 KB) - EN
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Voice over IP (VoIP) Basics for IT Technicians White Paper
VoIP brings a new environment to the network technician that requires expanded knowledge and tools to deploy and troubleshoot IP phones.
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(436 KB) - EN
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Certify Fiber Fast White Paper
This paper describes the advantages of using advanced test sets engineered to test fiber links quickly and efficiently.
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Different Testing Practices for Commercial and Residential Networks White Paper
Find out how testing practices are different between commercial and residential networks, and what types of tools you should use for each.
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(74 KB) - EN
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Fixing Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Link Problems White Paper
Gain insight into the basics of Ethernet auto-negotiation; problems that occur and how to detect and repair links that fail.
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(1.59 MB) - EN
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2009 Handbook of Application Delivery
A Network Professional's Guide to Ensuring Application Delivery by Dr. Jim Metzler, Industry Analyst with Ashton, Metzler
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(1.82 MB) - EN
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Six Reasons Certification Is Essential White Paper
This paper identifies the specific benefits afforded by cable certification and how much it pays back to the network owner.
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Business Case For VOIP Readiness Network Assessment
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(335 KB) - EN
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Ten top Network Tech Problems White Paper
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(184 KB) - EN
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Solution Brief: End-to-End Application Performance Management for Managed Services With Cisco and Fluke Networks
Cisco and Fluke Networks together provide
an industry-leading solution for Application Performance Management to help enable enterprises and Service Providers to more intelligently manage performance of business-critical applications and maximize the investment that has been made in the network and application fabric that powers today’s forward-looking businesses .
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White Paper - Ensuring the Success of a Data Center Conslidation
While the prospects and benefits of datacenter consolidation may be appealing, businesses cannot afford to simply dive into the effort
head first. Numerous challenges lie in wait that can derail the consolidation project before it arrives at its desired destination. This paper covers those considerations and lays out some best practices to approaching a consolidation project.
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Guide to Deploying 802.11n Wireless LANs
This comprehensive guide covers the fundamentals of 802.11n – what you need to know when planning or preparing for an 802.11n deployment or migration.
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White Paper - The Value of CSU/DSUs
While many organizations strive to reduce the number of devices on their network, there are several key reasons why external CSU/DSUs provide a higher level of value and visibility for an IT department. This paper covers the importance of this visibility and the business value it can deliver.
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Carrier Ethernet Testing For The Real World White Paper
Carrier Ethernet Testing For The Real World White Paper
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Efficiency and Cost Control in Managing Network and Application Management white paper
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White Paper - Network Application Performance Alignment To IT Best Practices
This white paper briefly describes best practices, highlights IT best practices and discusses in detail; IT business service management, the importance of application performance management (APM) automation and the capabilities and benefits of Fluke Networks’ APM product solutions
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(1.54 MB) - EN
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Field Access System White Paper
Field Access System White Paper
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Network Monitoring and Analysis Techniques Using Taps and SPAN Switches
Network Monitoring and Analysis Techniques Using Taps and SPAN Switches
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Wireless Access and Security White Paper
Demystifying Wireless Network Access and 802.1X Security
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Testing Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Enabled Systems Whitepaper
Understand the potential impacts on the certification and testing process.
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Ensuring the Health of Tomorrow's Fiber LANs, White Paper
How to Choose an OTDR to Test and Troubleshoot LAN Infrastructure
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Whitepaper - Network Management Approach
Whitepaper: Has Your Network Management Approach Kept Up With Your Network?
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(843 KB) - EN
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How to Certify or Re-certify Twisted-Pair Cabling for 10Gb/s Ethernet
Learn how new installation and testing guidelines help combat Alien Crosstalk.
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White Paper - Migrating to an MPLS-Based/Private IP Network: Are you ready?
This white paper will discuss the benefits associated with private IP networks as well as the challenges that occur when networks go from Layer 2 to Layer 3 based connectivity.
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Evaluating Interference in Wireless LANs: Recommended Practices
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The Invisible Threat: Interference and Wireless LANs
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Outside Plant Documentation Projects: Justification and Implementation
Fluke Networks' major area of expertise is in helping telephone companies improve their network management operations processes. This White Paper covers best practices in support of new network investments and to reduce plant management capital expenditures.
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Solving Carrier Issues in Transition to Next Generation Services
Fluke Networks is in the business of helping carriers develop processes has next-generation processes to deliver these next-gen services. Our new whitepaper, “Solving Carrier Issues in Transition to Next Generation Services,” shows how automated testing solutions can help carriers deliver “triple play” services with the speed and quality customers expect.
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Demystifying Interference Problems in the RF Spectrum - White Paper
Many myths and common inaccuracies surround the design and deployment of wireless networks. This white paper helps demystify the top 20 misperceptions about interference problems associated with wireless networks.
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Troubleshooting Switched Environments White Paper
A basic problem in troubleshooting switches is an inability to see inside. This white paper describes five fundamental approaches to gain visibility into a switch.
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Demystifying Service Level Management White Paper
A whitepaper by Enterprise Management Associates - Service level management (SLM) can be a big step in improving the quality of IT
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Network World Special Report - Application Performance Management
Understanding the true cost of application performance problems a Network World Special Report
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The Weakest Link in High-Performance Cabling Systems White Paper
See whether your patch cords measure up to your network performance. Recent study reveals that 83% of Cat 6 cords fail to meet the TIA spec requirements.
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VLAN Best Practices White Paper
Learn about VLAN challenges, tags and tagging technologies, maintaining VLANs and how good documentation practices will help troubleshoot problems and optimize VLAN performance.
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Troubleshooting Wireless LANs to improve Wi-Fi uptime and security White Paper
Read about how to improve security and performance by identifying rogue APs and ad-hoc networks and conducting network audits. Also included is a review of the tools and their effectiveness at troubleshooting wireless LANs.
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(906 KB) - EN
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Network World Special Report - VoIP
VoIP: Challenges, Drivers, Hurdles and Recommendations
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The Permanent Link in Field Certification Reasons, Advantages, Testing Challenges White Paper
This paper revisits the Permanent Link test model, highlights its benefits, and examines its impact on the operations and performance requirements of field test equipment.
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Copper Cabling Troubleshooting Handbook
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(574 KB) - EN
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Marketplace Challenges and Opportunities for Incumbent Telecom Carriers White Paper
Read how the use of predictive testing and monitoring techniques assures traditional carriers of more cost effective maintenance of their local loops.
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(87 KB) - EN
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Fundamentals of Power Over Ethernet (PoE) White Paper
Learn about the two dominant PoE standards, IEEE 802.3af and Cisco ILP plus advantages of PoE and the challenges associated with its implementation.
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Nemertes Paper: Branch Offices are a big part of the tree White Paper
Branch offices are vital for improving customer service and the bottom line. But managing remote locations can cause significant headaches for the IT and networking staffs.
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(305 KB) - EN
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OTDR Trace Analysis White Paper
Learn how an OTDR detects and analyzes test results.
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(684 KB) - EN
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Certifying Power Over Ethernet To Ensure Service Success
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(587 KB) - EN
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Extended Fiber Certification White Paper
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(256 KB) - EN
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The Business Value Of Effective Infrastructure Management By Jim Metzler - Whitepaper
The Business Value of Effective Infrastructure Management - By Jim Metzler
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(250 KB) - EN
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NetFlow Tracker Users Guide
NetFlow Tracker Users Guide
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Gain flexibility Combination taps - Whitepaper
Gain flexibility to data access options with Combination taps - Whitepaper
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Managing Network Bandwidth to Maximize Performance - white paper
This white paper describes how to leverage best practices to monitor, baseline, and manage the network bandwidth and performance.
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Super-size your LAN with fiber
Fiber optic technology frees the Local Area Network (LAN) from the confines of a single building, allowing a LAN to extend across a campus or a metropolitan area. Read how fiber optic components affect repeaterless transmission distance and how Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) ownership may require self-assessment of network performance.
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White Paper - Using Netflow Tracker To Extend Uptime Deployment
This paper discusses the benefits of using NetFlow Tracker as a complement to Visual UpTime Select
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Application Acceleration Application Note
In today’s world of networking, one of the hottest topics is application acceleration for the enterprise. This application note will touch on the various acceleration options that may help to improve overall performance of applications.
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Choosing Between Optical Loss and Optical Time Domain Reflectometry? Choose Both.
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Don't gamble with SNMPV3: make sure your upgrade improves security with these best practices
This paper discusses best practices and how using the proper equipment will make the process and ongoing monitoring easier and more accurate.
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Performance Management Solution Brief
This solution brief will focus on key attributes and best practices for organizations looking to successfully deploy a performance management strategy across their enterprise.
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Securing your network from the inside: adding a portable layer of protection
Outlines common causes of security threats and how having the right tool can quickly identify those threats.
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White Paper: Optimizing Enterprise Security with Visual Uptime Select
White Paper: Optimizing enterprise security via application and network monitoring
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White Paper: Migrating To MPLS-BASED Networks - Avoiding The Mistakes Your Peers Have Made
White Paper: Migrating To MPLS-BASED Networks - Avoiding The Mistakes Your Peers Have Made
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Locating rogue 802.11n and legacy wireless access points
Learn two methods to identify and locate rogue wireless access points.
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White Paper: Building an ROI - Application and Network Performance Management
Building an ROI - Application and Network Performance Management with Visual Performance Manager
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Diagnosing the cause of poor application performance
Outlines the common causes of application performance problems and why having the right diagnostic tool enables quicker identity and resolution.
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(2.72 MB) - EN
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Deploying new technologies and applications safely and efficiently - white paper
This white paper highlights several scenarios and shows how to implement new technologies and applications with minimal disruption and continue to deliver a high level of service.
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Copper and Glass: Securing the Foundation of your 10 Gigabit Data Center
This paper describes the changes 10 Gigabit Ethernet creates for the cabling infrastructure in a data center and the steps to make your 10 Gigabit Ethernet data center successful.
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(333 KB) - EN
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Filtered Network Analysis with Taps - Whitepaper
Filtered Data Access for Network Test, Measurement and Security - Whitepaper
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(477 KB) - EN
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White Paper: Complete Solutions for Effective WAN Service Level Management
This paper will review solutions for understanding WAN link bandwidth usage, determining SLA compliance and isolating WAN link faults.
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(105 KB) - EN
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Certifying 10 Gig SV White Paper
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(696 KB) - EN
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Proven techniques and best practices for managing infrastructure change
Describes a methodology for managing network changes that meet the need for speed of implementation without sacrificing accuracy.
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(165 KB) - EN
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