Today, we’ll finish up our discussion of high-availability reinforcement options in branch offices. For protecting the last-mile access link (generally the most vulnerable segment of the network), ...

In some projects, we need to deliver more power than a single power supply can provide, and in this situation we can use steering Schottky diodes to provide load balancing (Figure 1). In this ...

This chapter introduces the reader to firewall load-balancing (FWLB) concepts, technology, and designs. We will talk about motivations behind FWLB solutions, different types of firewalls, and how to ...

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Many enterprise organizations are talking to IT staff about moving into the cloud environment and/or using virtual machines to take advantage of greater scalability. Being able to access more ...

Distribution Boards as the Core of Electrical Systems A distribution board functions as the “control center” of an electrical network. It receives incoming power and distributes it into multiple ...