Why is AI & Machine Learning critical for Enterprise Networking?

At this uphill stage of technology, more and more enterprises are using networking than ever before; and at the same time, you’re witnessing the explosion of network with two dimensions. The first dimension is in terms of scale: more and more devices are coming onto the network and the second dimension is in terms of complexity: the network is getting more and more complex.

In this new world, where we are having the tsunami of new devices coming on the network, the network complexity is now exceeding human scale. Artificial Intelligence is a field that has been around for over 50 years. John McCarthy, who is regarded as the father of IT, coined the term Artificial Intelligence out of the other names for this field’s proposals such as computational intelligence, synthetic intelligence or computational rationality; and the initial definition of Artificial Intelligence given by him was "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines."

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From its advent in the famous Dartmouth conference in Summer 1956 which started AI as a field, the exciting thing that is happening now after all these years is all these advances that have been coming. And because of the advances in Artificial Intelligence as well as Computation, networking, and so forth allow us to do the various things that we could never do before.

Information Technology or IT operators want simplicity and they also demand consistency. With Artificial Intelligence and its sub-field of Machine Learning, we can now help them build exactly what they want and help them in making what they care about; streamlining the operations for them. With the revolution of technology on the rise, Artificial Intelligence is the top IT field today and it will soon change the shape of networking with its probable smart future.

We are living in exciting times where we can feel the smart future within the hands reach but it is still a bit farther than that. If you think about it long, then the industrial revolution comes in mind which helped human remove the limitation of physical capabilities. This makes us think of all we can achieve from the AI and ML; think about the digital revolution, it’ll help businesses remove the limitation of human capabilities. And to be honest, that’s the power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

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There will be 24 Million IoT Connections By 2024 - ABI Research

Internet of Things is growing with a steady pace in today’s time and there is no questioning as to what the future holds for it. With the introduction of 5G and Wi-Fi 6, which are built solely for IoT and Big Data, we are inching closer to the transformation of the “smart future”.
The new satellite constellations are being launched and there is a hope that this would help in improving the connectivity options of the IoT market. With these deployments, many applications would eventually benefit due to the large coverage it will provide.

The global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research’s Harriet Sumnall says that by 2024 there will be 24 million IoT connections made not via 5G or Wi-Fi 6 but actually but via satellite.

  

    “Terrestrial cellular networks only cover 20% of the Earth’s surface, while satellite networks can cover the entire surface of the globe, from pole to pole. The expansion of the satellite constellations that are currently in orbit and those due to take place will allow for connectivity to be more global. While the market using satellite connection is still immature, it shows great opportunities for growth.”

With such transitions to be seen, various applications will be affected inclusive of asset tracking and the two most important markets that lie in the satellite space maritime and aviation tracking. The reason behind them being so dependant on the satellite space is the lack of terrestrial infrastructure that is available in their location.
Like Aerial & Maritime, some vendors provide the ship tracking AIS and cost-effective aircraft surveillance ADS-B using nano-satellites and in this field of thought, satellites have been a game-changing technology with its high-end tracking capabilities in a cost-efficient manner. In the coming time, it is expected to see Software Defined Radio technology with the possibility that non-satellites can be used for these actions.

The big names in the satellite providers, such as Globalstar and Inmarsat, are facing new competition from the start-ups like Amazon and SpaceX which are launching Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites: which are currently costly for the set-up but in the long run they will result in being cost-effective from larger traditional satellites providing the coverage that other vendors are offering.

 

Sumnall says that with these offerings, the traditional satellite providers will have to rethink their strategies and will have to drive their prices down to come back in the competition with these newcomers.

    “Once the market becomes more successful and has matured, the pricing strategies will drop overall, allowing the satellite IoT connectivity options to compete against terrestrial connectivity options.”

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WiFi 6 vs 5G: What Does It Mean for IoT?

It’s 2019, and we are on the verge of technological breakthroughs with the works on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, IoT, Virtual/Augmented Reality, and Big Data being currently the buzzword in the field of technology. With such buzzwords, there are two new revolutionary technologies making their way to help heed these products and to make the lives of the scientists, the developers, and end-users easier; these two devices are WiFi 6 and 5G.

WiFi 6 is more than just a name, it is the next generation of the wireless standard that is following the current protocol of 802.11ac with 802.11ax. This generation of WiFi will be up to four times faster in the predecessor. With internet services getting faster than ever, it will take full device-dense areas and it will also offer much greater bandwidth than its advantage of this to provide the fastest new speeds.

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5G, on the other hand, is the name of the fifth-generation of wireless technology which will replace the fourth-gen 4G LTE. In comparison to the WiFi 6, 5G covers larger areas, while WiFi 6 handles things on a smaller scale. This fifth-generation is already providing limited devices with a whopping 1 Gbps speed and it is expected to be 100 times faster than 4G LTE, which seems a lot.

The reason behind the massive speed of 5G is its usage for the next-gen tech. This enables much greater capacity and bandwidth to networks, similar to WiFi 6 which will enable the outburst of devices as networks like 5G and WiFi 6 will handle higher usage of data without a slowdown.

These new generation of wireless technologies are coming to transform how we use IoT devices. It is because, with addition to their speeds, these devices will provide signal strength in congested areas; which previously already had too much wireless traffic making it practically impossible to be always on the devices. But with this, this overcrowding problem will become a thing of the past.

In the coming future, with these devices, we will see entire smart homes connected to the WiFi or 5G network. Many home security systems already use the cellular network to monitor and report, but with the help of 5G, it will make it much simpler to not only monitor but to even install it into the smart devices. The efficiency of this new technology will potentially lower the costs on both the devices and networks, so if we look into the business side, this would enable even the small businesses to take advantage of these new technologies.

Hence, these wireless technologies are the playgrounds for the new innovations in the fields of IoT as we move further to becoming the “smart generation”.

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The Future of Networking: Amazing Technologies Researched

What is Networking?

Computer networking is a collection of mainframe computers, servers, peers and clients, routers, hubs, and interconnecting junctions, wireless or wired network connected in series or parallel to form a chain. A network of a computer allows interactive, collaborative performance. The workload is distributed among various components of a network. Each component ensures transparency if the network has to extend and expand its range and capacity over a period of time. Multiple operations are managed when computers are lined up in series and linked up with physical infrastructure.

Some of the Network Devices Include:

•        Desktop computers, laptops or mainframes
•         Auxiliary agents such as a system of wires, cables, and ports
•         Firewalls to secure networks
•         Bridges link up two different Local Area Networks (LAN’s)
•         Routers or network adaptors allow computers to connect with the internet or Ethernet via jackets.
•         NIC or Network Interface Cards are used to make connects viable by allowing mutual sharing of a common internet connection.
•         Hub or a switch too performs a function similar to that of NIC that is they are distributing agents of internet connection between different factions of a network. The only difference between the two is that NIC has the ability to analyze and review the incoming data before it passes it forward whereas a hub directs the data in all directions without any check and balance.

Future of Networking

Computing networking has made steady progress over the years. Since its inception into the digital world, in the year 1980, networking has broadened in range, style, and composure. The modern-day network encompasses all traditional and contemporary tools, applications and program to redeem the real sensations of networking. Wireless technology is one very recent trend and WLAN is all set to rock and dominate networking.

Wireless controllers which were used to manage traffic onto systems are now nearly null and void and that is because of induction of highly sophisticated processing units within the computing devices. Ethernet cables these days can support gigabits of data along longer distances. The problems networks used to face initially because of less supportive cables are sorted out.

Ethernet cables are environment-friendly, low smoky, resistant to heat or corrosion and perform in continuity for longer durations with minimal chances of damage and decay. Routers are more sophisticated, transparent and act as wireless LAN access devices. Virtualization of servers and software-defined networking are big boosts when it comes to handling massive network operations.

Cloud computing has solved the chronic problem of handling massive infrastructures. Modern-day networking looks more cosmic, sustainable and determined and this is all because of the inclusion of the above-discussed infrastructures or applications into the networks. Networking looks in a state of evolution all the time which is very important for its stability and sustenance.

Let us have a look into some of the most dominating features which could further expand the range, size, style and capacity of networking.

a)    Diamond Conductors:

Silicon is the main constituent of hardware components of computers. In the coming years, diamond, which is used for ornamental purposes, will replace silicon as the main constituent of the physical structure of computing devices. The inclusion of diamond will solidify the performance because diamonds are more rational in displacing heat. Diamonds have an extra capability of conducting electrons too.

Diamonds will assist computers and networks in more belligerent performance. The systems would become less vulnerable to ‘aging’.

b)    Time Cloaking:

Photons are discrete packets of energy. They are the main constituents of light. Light particles are called photons in Quantum Physics. Photons are carriers of data, they carry and transmit data. Fiber optic cables use a light-induced mechanism to transmit data over longer distances.

Now researchers are working on encoding the message within the spaces within photons. If this becomes possible, the network would become more secure as an active intruder won’t be able to even detect the presence of a message.

c)     Nano-Electric Memory:

Computers with artificial brains will work more efficiently and shall respond instinctively. A new framework for extending the intellectual capability is under study, where nano-electrical impulses will personify the cognitive capabilities of machines.

Software Defined Networks

Software-defined networks or SDN has redefined and redeemed the real essence of networking. The thinking apparatus or pseudo-brains and the muscles of the network are dealt with separately in SDN. SDN provides centralized control over all the apparatus and acts as a binding force. More vigilant surveillance of networks is possible with software’s acting as a unification force.

Control plane and data plane are two distinctive modes and handling separately with centralized control. Virtualization of servers and network overlays are subtle manifestations of SDN’s. SDN operates as an open flow network. Networking access is granted to forwarding plane of a router over the network which results in affirmative control and results in increasing the value and essence of the network.

Given below are a few Advantages of SDN:

•         SDN breaks up the networking into smaller pieces which result in more control and increased levels of efficiency and performance.
•         Standard open interfaces are routes which allow safe and smooth passage of data within the network.
•         Virtualization of servers in SDN allows decentralization of servers and lesser demands of physical infrastructure in comparison to hardware controlled networks.
•         The bulk of the operations are managed by a set of protocols, algorithms and related programs so installation of heavy and bulky structures becomes a story of past.
•         SDN is more flexible to handle and manage courtesy of its multilayered structure; things never look beyond reach and out of control.
•         Integration of SDN based networks with innovative models of computing is easy because of its diverse and multidimensional organization.
•        Infrastructure layer and control layer works in tandem but as two separate and distinguishable entities, so an IT professional is always in control of the network.

Cloud-Based Networks

Networks connect with a third party over WAN’s to gain access to all the type of types of equipment, tools, utensils, applications, and services. A pool filled with all technological resources is readily available to network operators as a cloud service.

Networks are shared and so are the computing resources in cloud-based networking. Resources are disseminated upon request of the network owner most of the times. Sharing the network resources with peers to create a virtually centralized digital network is what cloud-based computing is all about.

Cloud-based networking is a sub-class of software-based networking.

Given below are some of the Advantages of Cloud-Based Computing:

•         Cloud-based networks are cost-effective simply because network owners won’t require the purchase of redundant hard drives to accommodate their resources.
•         Cloud-based networks are scalable. Even after purchasing a file server, the owner is never sure that the purchased storage device will be enough to meet the challenges of modern day computing, it could run out of space sooner or later. Cloud-based networking has shunned all measurements and calculations.
•         State of the art services is provided by cloud service vendors. Highly reliable organizations such as Amazon and Google are active cloud service vendors, so the quality of services is expected to be high too.
•         Cloud services are globally accessible. Various franchises of an organization scattered in different parts of the world can organize and distribute their share of resources by simply logging on to the internet.
•         Networking demands have increased in recent years. Networks have grown in size and the levels of expectations have increased dramatically.
•         Innovative designs, tools, and techniques are mandatory to substantiate the increasing demands of multilayered networking zones.
•         Cloud computing, SDN, light-induced photonic models etc. are a few of the many innovative tools and techniques which are applied in modern day networks.
•         Decentralization and virtualization of servers are two main principles which have revitalized the energies of contemporary networking zones.
•         Cloud sources are harbored in a centralized database but allow the indigenous networks to split their workloads into many smaller segments.
•         Software-based networking has reshaped the dynamics of networking dramatically. Multilayered structures, the division of labor and assets, strong connection between various segments of fragmented zones provides the networks the extra ability to work out of their grooves and to break new grounds to stand high well above the competitors.
•         Models of quantum physics have been successfully applied and implemented in the digital world and networks to substantiate the needs of networks.
•         Recent trends and innovations have raised the levels of expectations. Customers want the more authorized, qualitative, cost-effective, unorthodox and peculiar set of tools and techniques in the near future.
•         Computing networks are becoming multidimensional in approach and methodology and aspire to exist as self-sustainable entities.       A delightful mix of experience and youth is required by the tech developers to match up with the needs of networking.

A highly cosmopolitan approach will be required by the software developers to live up to the expectations of digital network owners.

Recent achievements are not below par by any means but realistically speaking lot more needs to be done in order to maintain a balance between the levels of expectations of the owners and delivery of goods and services.

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“10G wire line vs. 5G wireless” Which is the best?

When we opt for internet connections, one of the most important and bottom line features which are taken into account is the bandwidth, speed, range, capacity, fluency, and uninterrupted connectivity. Bandwidth is the rate at which the data is transferred on to the system from a broadband device or the main junction. Speed is the movement of data, across the dimensions of an entire network or through a series of interconnected computers.

The rate at which the data is transferred must be complemented with an adequate set of wires, interconnecting cables so that the system or a series of computers aren’t affected with line losses, relays, and delays. Diverse ranges of internet connections are available, the companies, the data providers, charge for additional facilities and higher bandwidths. 

We will look at the comparison between two set of connections, each with some unique attributes. The 10G internet wired one and the 5G internet (wireless).

10G WIRED LINE:

Cable internet is now going to reach an all-time high, 10G means more innovation and more vigor. 10 gigabit per second for each and every individual is something spectacular and now the surf and search will touch new dimensions and cross all the limits with the potential of breaking all previous records attained in the field of communications.

Virtual reality is going to expand in size, shape, texture, and dimensions with the 10G wired line, the chipsets of which are already introduced into the market. The term G stands for gigabits in the wired line communication so the upload and download speed of 10Gbs is going to break grounds for more prosperous outcomes. The wired connections have longs and shorts, variations, limitations.

For instance, the wiring system is one big feature which can vary the speeds and can alter the continuity of flow of data, resulting in wear and tear. The cabling system, which is the fiber optic cable, most of the times, carrying the data and connecting the globe, entailing each and every individual, whoever intends to bind and link up, must complement the abrupt data flow and the gigabits of internet flowing through it.

The patch, cord, and Ethernet cables then take up the charge, and carry on the sequence of data, making it fall onto the digital devices. All these systems of wires have to be streamlined in the right direction, with quality, efficiency, and efficacy to make things happen. This system of wires may not always live up to the expectations all the times.

The losses occur at various connecting points and junctions causing the connectivity to suffer badly at times. A physical intervention at times can result in isolating a part of the globe from the mainstream internet and the digital world. It has happened time and again, so the reliability factor does suffer at times when going for the wired line internet connections. Most of the times, they will provide, supplant and comply to the demands but at times due to overload, infrastructure collapse, fault, decay and damage, the process can halt and the communication suffers greatly resulting in a total blackout at times.

The other pivotal factor which determines the fate of high speed wired internet connections is the affordability factor. The demographics do matter greatly. The people from rural areas, most of the times find themselves ill at ease in opting for such high-speed internet, which is not cost-effective at times. The infrastructure, the wiring zones, the system of interconnecting devices as nodes and junctions, become too expensive and people refrain for opting for such supersonic structure and internet.

10G internet is not a joke, not a mere prank, it is a dream which has come true, the chipsets are available in the market, but is still lying in a state of stalemate as far as the customer attention is concerned. The mix of fiber optics and the adjoining coaxial cables are the physical layouts which determine the validity, durable of the connection and all these ingredients have to be placed well within the appropriate zone to expect the full and valuable delivery of services. 10G has the potential of living up to the expectation of the people and to broaden the range, the capacity of the modern day digital devices and connectivity.

Remote sensing techniques, artificial intelligence tools and applications, virtual reality, cloud computing, and hybrid cloud techniques and applications can be revitalized with the presence of high speed 10G internet. Only small, minor variations need to address which are primarily associated with costs and infrastructure development.

5G WIRELESSES:

“G” stands for the generation in wireless communication technology, 5G means the fifth generation of high-speed wireless internet which is on its way and operational on trial and initial basis with more to come. The technology embodied to the vendor and deliver 5G internet will allow more integrated networking with cutting-edge technology, the user can make downloads at speed of 1GB/s.

The world would feel more digitally connected with the outburst of 5G technology, and more progressive development is expected in the internet of things module, which will bring people together and allow non-digital devices to connect. A smartphone user won’t have to connect with the system of wires and cables, the patch cord and coaxial cables won’t be required and satellite communication technology will deliver the services right at the doorstep.

The most dominating feature of 5G technology is the availability of masses and at lower costs. The downloads and uploading speeds won't differ greatly with that of the 10G internet. The calculations are made in different units for both wired and non-wired connections and 5G wireless internet means nearly the same attributes as one expects of a 10G (gigabits) of the internet.

The momentum shifts in the favor of 5G technology but certainly the networking zones, the LANs need support from the fixed and wired networks and they definitely will have a chance to glow further. Low latency is one very important feature which one expects of a 5G internet as compared to the preceding set of connections and speeds.

Which One to Opt:

The comparison given above highlights the various dimensions and attributes of both the fixed, wired internets and the wireless internet. The end-user wants benefits in terms of speeds, bandwidths, and low latency and these are countered and handled by both. The main difference is the path of delivery. The wired network requires a system of cables and broad bands and is accessed within a certain zone where the physical layout allows delivery of data.

10Gigabit is a massive turnaround and will elaborate and expand the texture of Local area networks. The infrastructure has to be either developed or replaced to access the full range of services, the speed, and the data transfer rate. This can be expensive and secondly, most of the local and individual users don’t require such high-speed internet and don’t go out for such services unless and until it becomes a used too phenomenon. 10G internet will require time to settle down and make its way into the market at the lowest level.

5G internet, on the other hand, has more potential of gaining momentum and that is because smartphone devices and internet users are increasing in number each day and it has become essential. Internet of things, which is the control of non-digital devices through a smartphone app, will become more vigilant, efficient and exemplified so the user will have more control over his digital and non-digital resources and this is one of the highlights which give 5G an edge over the traditional wired connections.

Speeds matter only where the attributes surrounded the main phenomena is rational and in range and this is where the wired technology has its limitations most of the times. Bulky infrastructure, replacing the older version of chipset, wires, and cables to access high-speed internet is one hurdle which makes it a difficult choice for an ordinary user. 5G technology is making serious inroads and people are generally more excited to tap their fingers more swiftly across phones, expecting their devices to perform more.

Both have their prospects and implications, both have the ability to patch up the digital audience with more fervor and excitement, both have the capacity of generating quality services. Virtualization of servers, remote sensing, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, the software-based networks can and do perform better with the up gradation of internet speed, ranges, and capacities. Cutting the long story short, the gigabits and 5G of the internet are both very much potentially equipped to excite the end-user with supersonic speed.

Sustainability is one factor, which has to be taken into account before making a selection between the two. The speed can be high but it must sustain and complement the physical and virtual layouts of the device or network. The best mode of connectivity shall be the one which provides the user with more control over his resources along with high-speed connectivity to really make things happen. The user must contend, he must feel himself in the safe zone, well in control and rationally linked up with the supply of data, the demand and supply must correlate and ease out the hectic task of the user.

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