Cybersecurity Tips for Ethernet Networks
Maintaining a secure Ethernet network is a constant struggle, with new vulnerabilities and exploits being discovered all the time. Steps to prevent unauthorized network access should be based on an IT Security Policy, backed by a proactive approach by network administrators.
Visualizing the Network with NMS
Network management systems (NMS) are applications that allow administrators to manage independent components of a network, including both software and hardware components. The key benefit of NMS is that it makes the management of widely dispersed network assets manageable from a single location. Network visualization is a graphical representation of the relationships (edges or links) between network devices. NMS delivers not only network visualization, but also information on device status, traffic, failures, and firmware.
Implementing Quality of Service for Prioritizing Network Traffic
Quality of Service (QoS) is a networking mechanism that helps control and prioritize traffic so that more critical traffic can be sent first on the network. This feature helps ensure performance for critical network traffic. QoS is especially useful in Intelligent Transportation Systems where it helps solidify Signal Controller communication in high volumes of local video traffic. It is also extremely useful in prioritizing other critical traffic such as VoIP phones for emergency call boxes. Other common applications of QoS include Video-on-demand.
