Thanks to the virtually infinite bandwidth of fiber—or rather, the empty tubes that can hold multi-fiber cables—the Internet has continued to get faster for almost four decades, with congestion only ...

Routers help find the most efficient path between two IP-based networks. Routers can be found everywhere, from small home routers connecting a few devices to an ISP, to "edge" routers that maintain ...

Rulemaking proposal would require retail broadband internet providers to address Border Gateway Protocol security vulnerabilities On June 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") issued ...

On Sunday, YouTube became unreachable from most, if not all, of the Internet. No "sorry we're down" or cutesy kitten-with-screwdriver page, nothing. What happened was that packets sent to YouTube were ...

Folks need to understand what IP routing is when it comes to networking. But not only that, they should also be familiar with the various IP routing protocols. This article will explain everything ...

A network may be difficult to maintain if its routers come and go at random intervals. Most IP routing techniques rely on relatively static router configurations, a stability not likely to be ...

Editor's Note: To view a PDF version of this article, Click Here. Multiprotocol label-switching (MPLS) technology is about to take off. As the most widely used MPLS routers, label edge routers (LERs) ...

The routing tables are an important part of Windows’ TCP/IP protocol stack, but they aren’t something that the operating system normally displays to the casual user. If you want to see the routing ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As the number of inputs and outputs grows the total count of crosspoints grows. Though complexity ...