Network protocols are formal standards and policies consisting of rules, procedures, and formats that define how data is exchanged over networks. They ensure that devices can communicate effectively, ...

The technical name of a frame of data transmitted over the data link layer (layer 2) in a communications network. Ethernet and Token Ring are examples of this layer. Many people neither use the term ...

In the world of Linux networking, protocols play a crucial role in enabling seamless communication between devices. Whether you're browsing the internet, streaming videos, or troubleshooting network ...

Bandwidth represents the theoretical maximum capacity, while the data rate (or throughput) is the actual, real-world speed ...

The PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) multiplexing/demultiplexing discussed in RFC 3153 is designed to reduce the size of the PPP header to increase throughput. PPP ...

The Internet Protocol is growing in wide-area networks (WANs). That doesn't mean that Sonet/ SDH systems are going away, though. These reliable, secure, and fast systems will continue to form the ...

Everything you stream and share is broken into network packets. Learn how this enables the seamless flow of data that powers the internet. Network packets are small units of data that are sent from ...

In the last newsletter, we continued a discussion of discarding voice vs. data packets. This time we’ll continue that discussion with a proposal for how data transmission could be greatly enhanced by ...