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November 17, 2012  1:58 AM

A Few Fundamental Features of IPv6 Internetworking – Part VI



Posted by: Robert Davis
Authentication, Availability Management, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Encapsulating Security Payload, ICT, Information and Communication Technology, Information Technology Service Management, Infrastructure Management, Internet Protocol Security, IPSec, IT Hardware, IT Security, Multiprocessing, Public Key Infrastructure, Service Delivery, Transport Mode, Tunnel Mode

Why understanding IPv6 is important to end-users Currently, the dominant internetworking protocol is Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4). Yet, each IPv4 address is limited to a thirty-two bit field length, which corresponds...

November 15, 2012  2:54 AM

A Few Fundamental Features of IPv6 Internetworking – Part V



Posted by: Robert Davis
Authentication, Availability Management, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Encapsulating Security Payload, ICT, Information and Communication Technology, Information Technology Service Management, Infrastructure Management, Internet Protocol Security, IPSec, IT Hardware, IT Security, Multiprocessing, Public Key Infrastructure, Service Delivery, Transport Mode, Tunnel Mode

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November 10, 2012  2:40 AM

A Few Fundamental Features of IPv6 Internetworking – Part IV



Posted by: Robert Davis
Authentication, Availability Management, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Encapsulating Security Payload, ICT, Information and Communication Technology, Information Technology Service Management, Infrastructure Management, Internet Protocol Security, IPSec, IT Hardware, IT Security, Multiprocessing, Service Delivery

Upon arrival at the destination, the original internetworking message is reassembled in the correct order, based on the imprinted packet sequence number. Thus a virtual connection is established with the end-station through a

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November 8, 2012  1:20 AM

A Few Fundamental Features of IPv6 Internetworking – Part III



Posted by: Robert Davis
Authentication, Availability Management, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Encapsulating Security Payload, ICT, Information and Communication Technology, Information Technology Service Management, Infrastructure Management, Internet, Internet Governance, Internet Protocol Security, IPSec, IT Hardware, IT Security, Multiprocessing, Service Delivery

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November 2, 2012  11:13 PM

A Few Fundamental Features of IPv6 Internetworking – Part II



Posted by: Robert Davis
Authentication, Availability Management, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Encapsulating Security Payload, ICT, Information and Communication Technology, Information Technology Service Management, Infrastructure Management, Internet, Internet Governance, Internet Protocol Security, IPSec, IT Hardware, IT Security, Multiprocessing, Service Delivery

Packet-switched networking model As presented in the article A Few Fundamentals of Networking Electronically Encoded Data, data must be organized for transmission. Thus, the creation of usable telecommunication packets requires appending a unique header to the message destined...


November 1, 2012  3:28 AM

A Few Fundamental Features of IPv6 Internetworking – Part I



Posted by: Robert Davis
Authentication, Availability Management, Cloud Computing, Configuration, Encapsulating Security Payload, ICT, Information and Communication Technology, Information Technology Service Management, Infrastructure Management, Internet, Internet Governance, Internet Protocol Security, IPSec, IT Architecture, IT Hardware, IT Security, Multiprocessing, Service Delivery

The Internet is a worldwide system of computer networks in which users at any one computer can, if they have permission, get information from any other connected computer. Internet protocols are a support structure for...


November 16, 2010  12:03 AM

Service Level Management of Cloud Computing – Part VIII



Posted by: Robert Davis
Cloud Computing, Critical Success Factors, CSF, IT Service Delivery, IT Support, ITSM, Key Performance Indicators, KPI, OLA, Operational Level Agreement, QoS, Quality of Service, Service Level Agreement, Service Level Management, Service Level Requirements, SLA, SLM, SLR

Generally, cloud computing clients do not own the physical infrastructure, logical infrastructure or applications accessed by authorized personnel. Instead, clients avoid capital expenditures through leasing usage from...


November 12, 2010  4:52 AM

Service Level Management of Cloud Computing – Part VII



Posted by: Robert Davis
Cloud Computing, Critical Success Factors, CSF, IT Service Delivery, IT Support, ITSM, Key Performance Indicators, KPI, OLA, Operational Level Agreement, QoS, Quality of Service, Service Level Agreement, Service Level Management, Service Level Requirements, SLA, SLM, SLR

Commercial cloud computing vendors are expected to meet achievable QoS requirements, and if the entity is vigilant, sign legally binding SLAs promoting expectation fulfillment. To ensure effective SLAs, OLAs must be defined and developed prior to deploying any cloud computing...


November 8, 2010  8:32 PM

Service Level Management of Cloud Computing – Part VI



Posted by: Robert Davis
Cloud Computing, Critical Success Factors, CSF, IT Service Delivery, IT Support, ITSM, Key Performance Indicators, KPI, OLA, Operational Level Agreement, QoS, Quality of Service, Service Level Agreement, Service Level Management, Service Level Requirements, SLA, SLM, SLR

SLR recording dictates identifying performance as well as capacity requirements and placing them in a SLM registry. These SLRs can encompass:

  • Scalability...


November 4, 2010  5:13 PM

Service Level Management of Cloud Computing – Part V



Posted by: Robert Davis
Cloud Computing, Critical Success Factors, CSF, IT Service Delivery, IT Support, ITSM, Key Performance Indicators, KPI, OLA, Operational Level Agreement, QoS, Quality of Service, Service Level Agreement, Service Level Management, Service Level Requirements, SLA, SLM, SLR

To enable SLM, customers as well as internal and external suppliers should be identified and managed. For most service providers, cloud computing infrastructure consists of services delivered through central sites utilizing configured...