Service Provider

October 27, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

DDOS Attacks: Protecting your Network Infrastructure

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Following the sophisticated and highly distributed attack involving tens of millions of IP addresses this past week, the concept of DDoS protection is on the forefront of network administrators and operator’s minds alike.  While the nature and source of the attack is under investigation, understanding what can be done to prevent and mitigate future attacks is […]

October 26, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Join Cisco, Comcast & Cox to Learn About Full Duplex DOCSIS

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We wrote about Full Duplex DOCSIS® technology a few weeks back prior to the SCTE event in Philadelphia. Along with Remote PHY, virtual CMTS, video security, and virtual video processing, it was one of the hottest topics in our booth. Why is it getting so much attention? Because cable visionaries are pursuing the goal of […]

October 10, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Discover the Cisco Ultra M Platform

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Why is Mobile Virtualization So Hard? Mr. Operator, Your challenge today with your mobile network is that you have your current network running at peak capacity, your CxO’s orders you to move to virtualization within your current budget, and you don’t have the resources. The dynamic network demand requirements of trying to connect the billions […]

NFV: Time to Quick Start Your Services!

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  Guest Blog Submitted by Filippo Galimberti, Sr. Marketing Manager SP   The industry has been discussing about Virtualization for a quite a while. The adoption is not picking-up as expected. Why? One of the main reasons is too much efforts are still spent on designing and testing a NFV Infrastructure meeting quality and performance […]

September 28, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Upskill U on Gigabit & the Great Migration

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Submitted by Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, the Editor of Upskill U at Light Reading While the number of gigabit broadband deployments are rapidly increasing, service providers continue to face growing challenges in identifying the right architectures to support advanced networks, how to migrate from legacy equipment and how to successfully strategize for future upgrades and deployments. […]

September 27, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

The Service Provider Opportunity to Protect the Network

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As the latest Cisco VNI shows a jump from 16 billion connected devices today to 26 billion by 2020, the network becomes subject to greater threats than ever before.

September 22, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Playing to your strengths: The key to service provider success

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Today’s marketplace is a challenging one but service providers offering the right help to their enterprise customers are more relevant than ever. Develop your strengths to ensure ongoing prosperity. A concert pianist spends very little time in the gym bulking up her biceps. And with good reason. What she’s great at is playing the piano […]

September 21, 2016

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Model Driven Telemetry Straight from the Experts

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There continues to be a lot of talk about automation and orchestration for carrier-grade workloads. However, these technologies can’t be fully leveraged until proper telemetry can be implemented. To shed some light on progress we’re making in delivering on network telemetry for we recently hosted a Cisco Knowledge Network webinar on the subject: How to […]

September 20, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Setting the Pace with the Cisco NCS 5500

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We wrote recently how Cisco’s innovation machine is moving faster than ever – with the “x-speed” project that delivered several new platforms last year, including the NCS1000, NCS 5500, and enhancements to IOS XR, such as streaming telemetry, application hosting, and segment routing. The Cisco NCS 5500 series is proving to be a big hit, […]