Phil Hippensteel

After glancing at Figure 1, does it make you wonder how a data packet makes its way from the network to the correct application that will process the data it contains?

We’ve heard a good deal about the amount of bandwidth that video demands from the network.

In the last Byte-Sized Lesson, we looked at Layer 2 switches.

Probably the most common network interconnection device in industry networks are layer 2 switches.

When a computer powers up, isn’t DHCP the protocol that a computer uses to get its IP address? Well, yes. But DHCP does much more than assign an address.

ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is one of the least discussed protocols in the TCP/IP suite.

Carlisle, PA-based Z-Band has been recognized as the manufacturer of a video over twisted pair solution that is unique in the AV industry.

Ethernet has become the de facto standard for the infrastructure of the world’s local area networks (LANs).

The concept of layered communications is at the foundation of all IP communications, including audio and video over IP.

Isaiah, I’m going to assume that the videos are retrieved using a browser or similar piece of software, because that is the most common method.

Paul, I suggest that the difference is caused by one of these: the operating system and the particular version on your server, and your client or the version of the browser being used in the client.

Dear Professor Phil, After a bit of a struggle, we’ve managed to implement IPTV.

Dear Professor Phil, What is delay skew? Does it matter?

Dear Professor Phil, We’re thinking of purchasing an IP video encoder; it streams RTSP.

We’ve all heard a lot about it already: How IT is influencing the AV industry.

Dear Professor Phil, We use IPTV in our school to deliver video obtained from feed provided by our cable company.

Dear Professor Phil, We have been very surprised to learn that one-third of all traffic on our university network is video.

Dear Professor Phil, I’ve always contended that standards in audio and video communications are extremely important.

Dear Professor Phil, In one of our classrooms, the computers access the network by using Wi-Fi.

Dear Professor Phil, My background is in telecom and I work now in the IT department of an insurance company.