There has been significant growth in backhaul products operating in millimeter frequency range recently. Being subject to rain attenuation, and because different environments can have different characteristic attenuations, careful and precise calculation of theoretical distances is critical. Continue reading
Top 10 Pains of Operating Networks
Today’s networks are becoming more complex and difficult to manage. With reductions in budgets and skilled resources, many network operators are looking to outsource their operations to vendors with advanced network operations capabilities. Maintaining non-core functions, such as network operation centers (NOCs), is often not the best use of operator resources – and detracts from a focus on their core business – their customers. Continue reading
What’s the Big Deal about NETCONF/YANG?
SNMP/SMI technologies have been the dominant management interface for the last twenty years. However, over those years, the limitations of these technologies have become apparent. Continue reading