Different Types of Network Cable and Specifications

Network cables are used to connect two or multiple networking devices in a network. There are three network cable types commonly used for networking:- 1. Coaxial cable2. Twisted pair, 3. Fiber-optic cabling. In today’s LANs, the twisted pair cabling is the most popular type of cabling, but the fiber-optic cabling usage is increasing, especially in … Read more

Comparison between TACACS+ and RADIUS

UDP and TCP RADIUS uses UDP while TACACS+ uses TCP. TCP offers several advantages over UDP. TCP offers a connection-oriented transport, while UDP offers best-effort delivery. RADIUS requires additional programmable variables such as re-transmit attempts and time-outs to compensate for best-effort transport, but it lacks the level of built-in support that a TCP transport offers: … Read more