Infrastructure Edge
Ensuring end-to-end quality of service is a major challenge for today’s businesses. Alternative Technology‘s Infrastructure/Edge vendors offer the complete solution. From high-speed wireless communications ranging from desktop to ISP-level deployments, to Quality-of-Service applications that allow users to view, manage and expand their existing network traffic, Infrastructure/Edge products increase performance, usability and value for your customers.
- Bandwidth Management / QoS
Bandwidth management is the process of classifying and controlling network traffic and also guaranteeing bandwidth for critical communications. Data classification is typically based on Application layer information (Layer 7 of the OSI model) contained within the data packets.
Vendors in category: Allot, Blue Coat, Fortinet, Packeteer, Radware
- Caching / Compression
Caching is the process of storing frequently requested data closer to the end user so that data transmission times are reduced. Compression is the process of reducing the size of files using mathematical algorithms to remove empty space or replace repetitive bit patterns that can then be added back when the file is uncompressed.
- Device Load-Balancing
Device Load-balancing is the process of distributinga load across multiple devices in order to improve performance and overcome deficiencies in existing equipment. Because all the devices are utilized simultaneously, the risk of failure at any one device is significantly reduced.
Vendors in category: Radware
- Link Load-Balancing
Link Load-balancing is the process of distributing a load across multiple links in order to improve performance and overcome deficiencies in existing equipment. Because all of the links are utilized simultaneously, the risk of failure at any one link is significantly reduced.
- Proxy Appliance / Server
Proxy Appliances are intermediary devices that are situated between computers on a LAN and the Internet. The device assesses Internet content on behalf of a LAN computer and also has the ability to cache previously requested information locally so that future requests for the same information can be fulfilled without downloading the information from the Internet again. Many proxy appliances can also fulfill the role of a firewall to prevent unwanted access to the LAN.
Proxy Servers are servers running proxy software. They are situated between computers on a LAN and the Internet. The proxy server assesses Internet content on behalf of a LAN computer and also has the ability to cache previously requested information locally so that future requests for the same information can be fulfilled without downloading the information from the Internet again. Depending upon the capabilities of the proxy server software, they may also be able to fulfill the role of a firewall to prevent unwanted access to the LAN.
Vendors in category: Blue Coat
- SMTP Gateway
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is a protocol for sending e-mail messages between servers. Most e-mail systems that send mail over the Internet use SMTP to send messages from one server to another; the messages can then be retrieved with an e-mail client using either POP or IMAP.
Vendors in category: Aladdin
- Serial Communications
Connection between two devices where data bits are transmitted in series (one behind the other) as opposed to parallel communications where many data bits (e.g. 8, 16, or 32 bits) can be transmitted simultaneously.
Vendors in category: Dialogic
- Telephony Communications
Transmitting voice or digital information between two parties by using the telephone or telephone-related technology. Converged communication solutions include: IP telephony, PBX/KEY, VoIP, audio and video, conferencing, telecom connectivity and web collaboration.
Vendors in category: Dialogic