video over ip

Comparing IP Transport with... Oil

Matthew Nickasch — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:12:58 -0400

Oddly enough, in the recent spike in gasoline prices across the nation, my mind wandered to the dependencies that converged networks rely on for "unified communication." I recently explored a facet of this issue in my post, Throughout Every Layer (http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/26576). However, we as users of public IP networks utilize the vast array of network peering resources and transports to build our networks upon. As mentioned before, except for the minuscule percent of infrastructure that we actually own, we have very little control over what happens from Point A to Point B.

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Video Killed the Radio Star (Part 2 of 3)

jimandneil_simplified — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:23:28 -0400

In the first segment, we talked about several major trends that are increasing the amount of video traffic on corporate networks. In this second segment, we look at what you can do to start to get a handle on the impacts to your network.

Understanding Video Application Behavior

First, and foremost, the term "video" gets tossed around alot as an application, but in reality its a technology that enables or is included in many applications. Each video application has its own unique model of behavior and requirements on the network. So you need to understand the applications using video and understand their behavior. Some critical questions to ask include:

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Video Killed the Radio Star (part 1 of 3)

jimandneil_simplified — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:22:11 -0400

Its a no-brainer that IP-based video applications are increasing at a dramatic rate, and its having a dramatic affect on network traffic. A recent study/white paper by Cisco attempts to quantify the growth and provide a glimpse into the future. According to this paper, video traffic on the internet in 2007 exceeded the level of traffic on the entire internet in 2000.

"The Exabyte Era"

cisco.com...net_implementation..pdf

Anyone Can be a Film Studio

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