EDN

TCP/IP Embedded Internet Applications – The Network Layer, Part 2: IPv6, ICMP and UDP

The current IP address scheme of 32-bit words is fast becoming inadequate. It would appear that 2 32 = 4 294 967 296 combinations of addresses should be enough for everybody, but in practice this is ...
EDN

Andes ASICs bypass TCP layer to secure transactions

A startup called Andes Networks Inc. has devised a way to dramatically accelerate Secure Socket Layer transactions by bypassing the Layer 4 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) session. The company is ...
Computerworld

The Session Layer: Understanding layer 5 of the OSI Model

According to the OSI Model, the session layer is where connections are established, managed, and torn down. For connection-oriented network protocols, understanding how the session layer works, and ...
Computerworld

The Transport Layer: Understanding layer 4 of the OSI Model

I like to think of the transport layer as the layer of the OSI Model that enables more interesting traffic. While we network engineers may love a lot of the simpler uses of the IP protocol and ...
Electronic Design

GL announces ExpertTCP addition to Ethernet/IP test platform

GL Communications Inc. has announced that its PacketExpert—a quad port Ethernet/IP tester—has been enhanced to support the RFC 6349 framework for TCP throughput testing. To verify Ethernet/IP-based ...