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 ...

The Open System Interconnect (OSI) network model, referred to by many as simply a stack, is in fact a well-designed, layered architecture for efficient intersystem and intrasystem communications. In ...

MYCOM OSI has launched an upgrade to its PrOptima solution in a bid to boost carrier network management capabilities. The network assurance specialist claims PrOptima 5 will introduce new, open APIs ...

For many in the communication industry, the open system interconnect (OSI) network model is a simply a stack. But, designers shouldn't be so quick to diminish the value that the OSI model provides to ...

We recently advised that people in the business of planning, building and supporting computer networks should not lose sight of the mythical OSI Layer 8. We define Layer 8 as the human-to-human ...

MYCOM OSI, the Assurance Cloud Company™ and a leading independent provider of assurance, automation and analytics solutions to some of the world’s largest Communications Service Providers (CSPs), ...

We met Mr. Murphy, of “What can go wrong, will” infamy, in the introduction to failure modes and the discussion of failure modes at the foundation levels. Now we will learn his tricks on shared media ...

The OSI model defines protocols for how a network technically handles communications at the various functional layers. Starting with electrons and photons at the physical layer (Layer 1), the model ...

TAMPA Fla. Outback Steakhouse-parent OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. based here, operator and franchisor of nearly 1,200 full-service restaurants, will receive Internet Protocol, or IP, data network ...