DDoS Mitigation Solution Checklist
If your enterprise is evaluating DDoS mitigation solutions, it is helpful to have a checklist of criteria to assist you in making comparisons of the DDoS solution options. We hope that this posting assists you in providing these important points to consider: • Global Anycast Network: Scrubbing centers must be Anycast to mitigate large volumetric attacks. […]
DDos Attacks – What Do They Cost?
If your company does not protect their data infrastructure against a DDoS attack, you have essentially put out a welcome mat for attackers. DDoS attacks are both sophisticated and destructive. Average statistics tell us that the average company that experiences a DDoS attack will suffer: Average downtime of 54 minutes, with some as long as 24-hours […]
Global MPLS Network Diversity and Cable Landings
When one thinks of MPLS network diversity or redundancy, the thought typically focuses on the local loop or POP diversity. It is rare that I hear people ask about what specific trans-oceanic cable is being used or what cable landing stations are. These are important questions to ask for large network customers for a few reasons: The […]
SLAs for MPLS Networks – What Matters?
We all talk about Service Level Agreements when evaluating carriers that provide MPLS networks or telecom services. But what really matters to you? The most common SLA categories relate to latency, packet loss, jitter and availability. But what is really important to your company? Would an SLA for application performance make sense to you? Of course it […]
Cisco vs Aruba Networks Wireless Access Points
Cisco or Aruba Networks? If you are considering wireless access solutions, this is a common question that you are probably asking. You probably have sales people knocking at your door. How do you make sense of all the stories that you are presented with. If you have done any research, you are aware that Cisco and […]
Hybrid Networks – Selecting the Best Path for Any Application on the Network
The Hybrid WAN or Hybrid Network is the future of Wide Area Networking. As organizations adopt public cloud services and unified communications, network architects are looking for affordable ways to improve the performance and the availability of branch office connectivity. The current practice of connecting branch offices to a single MPLS connection leaves the office vulnerable to […]
SASE Experts Interviewed by Information Week
It’s always satisfying when your efforts are recognized. Information Week interviewed Steve Garson, regarding the complexities of obtaining an MPLS network to connect North America to Asia. MPLS networks to India and China are more challenging than domestic MPLS networks. There are a lot more issues than price quotes, as you can imagine. For copyright reasons, please click this […]
Low Latency Solutions
When you are operating a global business, your WAN may carry applications that are particularly sensitive to latency. For example, financial transactions, voice and video are all very latency sensitive. The fact is, the physics of distance will always affect your network performance. But utilizing the best trans-continental cable system will make a big difference […]
Network Latency For Different Carriers
When you are evaluating carrier options for your MPLS network or IP transit, the network latency has a big impact on network performance. The use of Looking Glass servers allows you to view network latency for different carriers from one POP to another. Latency is not the only criteria in evaluating a network, since congestion, packet loss […]
MPLS troubleshooting with LSP Ping, not “regular” Ping
Everyone is familiar with the Ping command to measure latency and packet loss on networks. When troubleshooting MPLS networks, your familiar Ping command can provide some information. But you really should be using LSP Ping. LSP Ping encapsulates the UDP packet in the MPLS header. The TTL of the label stack is set to 255 and the […]
