I recently read a must-read blog post by Russ White in which he argued that you need to understand both theory and practice (see also Knowledge or Recipes and my other certification rants) and got a painful flashback of a discussion I had with a corner-cutting SE (fortunately he was an exception) almost two decades ago when I was teaching my Advanced OSPF course at Cisco.
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There are lots of differences in the way that individuals communicate and interact. One difference I often notice is whether a given individual does or does not respond. Using myself as an example, I will typically respond to a text message or email even if no question is posed. Often I will either Thank the sender or provide some unnecessary comment.
My wife on the other hand almost never responds to an information only message. If nothing is being requested, don’t expect a response. I find that lots of people exhibit this behavior and there’s nothing wrong with it. The lack of a response doesn’t necessarily mean the information isn’t appreciated. It is important to realize that just because you do something a certain way, don’t expect others to do the same.
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2.4 GHz is a junk band...
2.4 GHz is interference ridden...
2.4 GHz is dead...
You've heard all of these dire warnings about microwaves, bluetooth accessories, cordless phones, baby monitors, lions and tigers and bears (oh my!), which will wreak havoc on your WLAN.
Well, I'm here to tell you that 2.4 GHz issues are self-inflicted. Any by self-inflicted I mean that Wi-Fi is the root cause of your Wi-Fi not working well. And specifically your own Wi-Fi. Poorly designed networks with too many APs blasting out too many signals all stomping on one another.
I'm a stickler for proper design, and is a mantra that I've probably beaten to death by this point. One aspect of proper design is deploying the proper number of radios to meet capacity needs. It's something that I talk about in my presentations on this subject and tweet about as well. Too many radios actually degrades performance due to the negative effects of co-channel interference and airtime utilization on a shared channel. More is decidedly NOT better!
Most WLAN designs today require a significant amount of
2.4 GHz radios to be disabled.
Most WLAN designs today require Continue reading
Trends in big data and IoT are driving a massive shift towards what we call the Third Era of information technology. Efficient and agile networks are needed to support the scaled-out applications of tomorrow. Ed Henry, an engineer here at Plexxi (also known as @NetworkN3rd) discussed the impact that the Third Era has on the network in a blog post this week. He explores how unprecedented amounts of data will affect network infrastructure, applications, and operations.
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Network World: IDC’s state of the network at Interop: Change, or be left behind
By Brandon Butler
The confluence of mobile, social and big data trends are driving a tectonic transformation and businesses that do not change with these trends will be left behind, analysts from research firm IDC said at Interop. IDC says the so-called third platform, which includes those mega-trends of cloud and mobile workloads, will disrupt one-third of leading businesses across all sectors. “The third platform is already fueling a digital transformation across enterprise IT, and the only way IT will succeed is by transforming itself,” said Rohit Mehra, research vice president Continue reading