Increase bandwidth by controlling network misuse

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: STEVE TAYLOR AND JIM METZLER ON WIDE
AREA NETWORKING
06/21/05
Today's focus: Increase bandwidth by controlling network misuse

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* Eliminating network misuse
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Today's focus: Increase bandwidth by controlling network misuse

By Steve Taylor and Jim Metzler

In previous newsletters, we've discussed the topic of WAN
optimization and analyzed some of the key technologies as well
as the recent spate of acquisitions in the area. This newsletter
will focus on a seldom-mentioned technique that can be used to
increase the carrying capacity of the WAN: controlling network
misuse.

For the sake of this newsletter, network misuse will be defined
as those instances in which a large percentage of the company's
network is being consumed by supporting traffic that is
unauthorized and inappropriate. If companies can remove
inappropriate traffic from the WAN, this functions as a one-time
bandwidth increase similar to deploying compression and caching.

While controlling network misuse has always been important, it
is currently growing in importance due to all of the creative
and taxing forms of misuse. For example, a credit union
recently discovered that one of its branch office employees was
consuming half the branch's fractional T-1 by listening to
Internet radio. Another company discovered that one of its
employees was a big Jimmy Buffet fan - so much so that the user
was continually streaming music from a Jimmy Buffet Web site.
One of our personal favorites is that it is now possible to
watch major league baseball games over the Internet for a
relatively nominal cost.

The first step in controlling network misuse is to gain
visibility into the applications that are running over the WAN.
The importance of this type of visibility, as well as the
technical and organizational inhibitors, will be the subject of
future newsletters.

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Network World, 06/20/05
http://www.networkworld.com/nlwan2726

Asoka to unveil BPL equipment
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To contact: Steve Taylor and Jim Metzler

Steve Taylor is president of Distributed Networking Associates
and publisher/editor-in-chief of Webtorials. For more detailed
information on most of the topics discussed in this newsletter,
connect to Webtorials <http://www.webtorials.com/>, the premier
site for Web-based educational presentations, white papers, and
market research. Taylor can be reached at
<mailto:taylor@webtorials.com>

Jim Metzler is the Vice President of Ashton, Metzler &
Associates, a consulting organization that focuses on leveraging
technology for business success. Jim assists vendors to refine
product strategies, service providers to deploy technologies and
services, and enterprises evolve their network infrastructure.
He can be reached at <mailto:jim@ashtonmetzler.com>
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IT, security continues to be the top barrier to adoption. In
this report, we detail the possible approaches to wireless LAN
security and talk to experts who provide analysis and
recommendations on which ones to use. Register today and get a
free copy of Network World's Wireless Security Executive Guide.
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=107077
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