Bandwidth management is the process of measuring and controlling traffic traveling across a network link in order to avoid filling the link to over-capacity, which typically results in problems such as network congestion, slow response time and overall poor network performance.
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Vendors that sell Bandwidth Management
Why do you need to use an Access Technology Solution with your Bandwidth Management tool?
Because these tools need to be installed in-line, they can become a source of network downtime. When the device fails or needs to have maintenance performed on it, the entire network needs to be
Network Critical Solutions for Bandwidth Management
With Network Critical’s V-Line TAPs and their Fail-Safe technology, it is possible to install these network tools virtually In-line. If one of the connections to the V-Line TAP is lost, the other connection is automatically dropped. This will allow the network traffic to continue to flow if power is lost to the TAP or if the connected device needs to be disconnected or updated.