standards

March 19, 2020

NETWORKING

Cisco Transfers OpenRoaming Standard to Wireless Broadband Alliance

2 min read

OpenRoaming, the zero-touch standard for connecting to Wi-Fi access point quickly and securely, is now a standard, as Cisco transfers the specification to the Wireless Broadband Alliance.

July 30, 2018

DEVELOPER

Running Code for the Win at IETF Hackathon in Montreal

5 min read

IETF Hackathon in Montreal hits its goals for advance the pace and relevance of IETF standards, and attract developers and new people to IETF.

January 16, 2018

INNOVATION

Year in Review: Charting a Path Through the Fog

2 min read

2017 was a banner year for fog computing and networking. From the OpenFog Reference Architecture to the first industry conference dedicated to fog, see how this pivotal technology is maturing.

March 20, 2017

COLLABORATION

The Importance of Standards, IETF, and Interop to Collaboration at Cisco

2 min read

The IETF has been the birthplace of countless technologies – like SIP – that have made the Internet what it is today. Standards like SIP are hugely important to Cisco, our collaboration products, and to our newest platform, Cisco Spark. And although we may be in the “post standards era,” there are many areas where application-layer standards like SIP remain essential even as IP communications moves to cloud.

October 18, 2016

SECURITY

Evolving Security Disclosures : The New OASIS Common Security Advisory Framework (CSAF) Technical Committee

2 min read

During the last few years we have witnessed how the cyber security threat landscape has evolved. The emergence of the Internet of Things combined with recent events have profoundly changed how we protect our systems and people, and drive us to think about new approaches for vendors to disclose security vulnerabilities to customers and consumers. […]

Summary: The Internet of Things: Why Now?

1 min read

An excellent overview of some of the key topics that are top-of-mind for industry executives in both power utilities and oil and gas. Written by Maciej Kranz, Vice President,...

March 25, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Governments Need Global Standards of Conduct for Surveillance

1 min read

Privacy and human rights advocates, technology companies, and trade associations have today called on U.S. political leaders to reform the country’s surveillance laws. We add our voice to those calls. These reforms will help show the world that the U.S. Government is ready to lead the dialogue on global standards of conduct, and wants to […]

June 5, 2014

NETWORKING

Wi-Fi Roaming 101

3 min read

Wi-Fi roaming is often a tumultuous subject.  The crux of the issue is, with Wi-Fi the roaming decision is left to the client. In the recent years, there have been...

February 4, 2014

NETWORKING

Don’t Miss: [Webinar] Preparing K-12 Networks for Common Core Feb 5

1 min read

If you've worked on a K-12 wireless network, you'll know that one of the main customer careabouts is adapting to Common Core Standards. Online testing and BYOD places even...