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What is Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) – how does it work, and why is it needed?
Reducing the time to provision new services is an important goal of any service provider. However, many SPs still follow the old way of provisioning, i.e., depending on the provisioning team to go...
An Easy Guide to Open RAN Terminology
Many are aware of the aims of the Open RAN (Radio Access Network), which is the O-RAN Alliance initiative, but only a few fully understand the many technical terms and buzzwords related to Open...
Protecting Critical Infrastructure with Next Generation Firewall
As we move further into a future filled with endless intelligent devices and systems and ever-increasing connectivity, one of the biggest challenges faced will be the threat from cyber-attacks,...
SRv6-based Service Chaining is Good. The P4 switch makes it even better
Service function chaining (SFC) is one of the essential functions in a service provider environment. Traffic in data centers passes through various middlebox functions like firewall, Intrusion...
Wi-Fi 6 vs.5G mmWave
The comparison between cellular technologies and Wi-Fi is not new. It started with 3G, and with each new generation of cellular technologies providing higher throughput, the discussion of whether...
What is Intel Tofino? An Easy Guide to its Benefits and Use Cases
What is Intel Tofino that every switch passionate loves? Intel Tofino is an intelligent Fabric Processor (IFP) or a programmable switch ASIC. This next-generation ASIC offers a flexible, open, and...
What is an Edge Server? An Easy Guide to Edge Server, its Location and benefits
What is an edge server? Edge server refers to the servers that run compute resources closer to the user, i.e., the network's edge. Edge servers facilitate low latency services because of their...
What is a white box? Top Things to know before buying a white box switch
So, you finally decided to go for a white-box solution. This is a good decision. White box networking has become very popular of late because of the promise of disaggregation, software innovation,...
SD-WAN on uCPE versus Purpose-Built SD-WAN CPE
So, you are looking for an SD-WAN CPE and want to know if a universal CPE (uCPE) or a purpose-built SD-WAN CPE is the right choice? You will find a lot of choices in the market. It is better to know...
Edge Computing Security- You Better know these Risks and Guidelines
Let’s not forget about edge computing security risk as we talk about new business potential of edge for telcos Admittedly, edge computing is innovation and a new revenue enabler for telcos. It opens...
What is SD-Fabric? An Innovative way to implement 5G UPF on the Edge.
If you are building an edge cloud data center with traditional switches, you need to re-think, as this may not be the most efficient and innovative approach. For example, there has been considerable...
What is PTP synchronization? and why it is important for the Edge
Thinking of deploying Edge Platform in Mobile network? More specifically, an all-in-one MEC platform that can host diverse applications, starting from IoT to gaming, from 4G/5G core to RAN...