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There are different network infrastructures (wired LAN, Service Provider Networks) that allows mobility, but in a business environment, the most important is the wireless LAN (WLAN). Most modern business networks rely on switch-based LANs for day-to-day operation inside the office.
Productivity is no longer restricted to a fixed work location or a defined time period. People now expect to be connected at any time and place, (you are in when you are out...) from the office to the airport or even the home.
Traveling employees used to be restricted to pay phones for checking messages and returning a few phone calls between flights. Now employees can check e-mail, voice mail, and the status of products on personal digital assistants (PDAs) while at many temporary locations.
Wireless LAN and Wired (Ethernet) LAN
Wireless LANs share a similar origin with Ethernet LANs. The IEEE has adopted the 802 LAN/MAN portfolio of computer network architecture standards. The two dominant 802 working groups are 802.3 Ethernet and 802.11 wireless LAN. However, there are important differences between the two.
WLANs use radio frequencies (RF) instead of cables at the Physical layer and MAC sub-layer of the Data Link layer. In comparison to cable, RF has the following characteristics:
i. RF does not have boundaries, such as the limits of a wire in a sheath. The lack of such a boundary allows data frames traveling over the RF media to be available to anyone that can receive the RF signal.
ii. RF is unprotected from outside signals, whereas cable is in an insulating sheath. Radios operating independently in the same geographic area but using the same or a similar RF can interfere with each other.
iii. RF transmission is subject to the same challenges inherent in any wave-based technology, such as consumer radio. For example, as you get further away from the source, you may hear stations playing over each other or hear static in the transmission. Eventually you may lose the signal all together. Wired LANs have cables that are of an appropriate length to maintain signal strength.
iv. RF bands are regulated differently in various countries. The use of WLANs is subject to additional regulations and sets of standards that are not applied to wired LANs.
WLANs connect clients to the network through a wireless access point (AP) instead of an Ethernet switch.
WLANs connect mobile devices that are often battery powered, as opposed to plugged-in LAN devices. Wireless network interface cards (NICs) tend to reduce the battery life of a mobile device.
WLANs support hosts that contend for access on the RF media (frequency bands). 802.11 prescribe collision-avoidance instead of collision-detection for media access to proactively avoid collisions within the media.
WLANs use a different frame format than wired Ethernet LANs. WLANs require additional information in the Layer 2 header of the frame.
WLANs raise more privacy issues because radio frequencies can reach outside the facility.
802.11 wireless LANs extend the 802.3 Ethernet LAN infrastructures to provide additional connectivity options. However, additional components and protocols are used to complete wireless connections.
In an 802.3 Ethernet LAN, each client has a cable that connects the client NIC to a switch. The switch is the point where the client gains access to the network.
In a wireless LAN, each client uses a wireless adapter to gain access to the network through a wireless device such as a wireless router or access point.
Once you have a basic understanding of IPv6, the next logical step on Cisco equipment is to test out the different capabilities that exist within Cisco equipment and IOS. Here we take a look at the configuration of IPv6 addressing on a Cisco IOS device.
Cisco IPv6 Static Address Configuration
IPv6 is a little different from IPv4 in that multiple IPv6 addresses can exist on a single network interface; this can include an Aggregatable Unicast Address, Link-Local Unicast address, and/or anycast address. The next few sections review the configuration of these different address types.
Configuring Unicast Addresses
There are two common address types that are assigned to each IPv6 interface; this includes an Aggregatable Unicast address and a Link-Local address. An Aggregatable Unicast address is allowed to be globally routed and operates similarly to a public IPv4 address.
An Aggregatable Unicast address can be configured in a number of ways. This article goes over the ways to statically address an IPv6 interface, which includes either specifying the whole IPv6 address and prefix-length or by using a prefix and using EUI-64. Table 1 shows the steps that are required to configure an Aggregatable Unicast address, using both a completely manual configuration and by using EUI-64.
Table1-IPv6 Aggregatable Unicast Address Configuration
Enter global configuration mode
Enter interface configuration mode
Configure the interface with a manual Aggregatable Unicast address
router(config-if)#ipv6 address address/prefix-length
Configure the interface with an Aggregatable Unicast address using EUI-64. This method uses the prefix and the Interface ID to develop the complete IPv6 address to use.
router(config-if)#ipv6 address address-prefix eui-64
A Link-Local address is used to communicate between devices that share the same link; these addresses are only allowed to be used on the local link and are not routed. Link-Local addresses will automatically be configured using the interface identifier (typically the MAC address) when IPv6 is enabled on an interface or the Link-Local address can be manually configured. Table 2 shows the steps that are required to manually configure a Link-Local address.
Table2-IPv6 Link-Local Address Configuration
Enter global configuration mode
Enter interface configuration mode
Configure the interface with a Link-Local address
router(config-if)#ipv6 address address link-local
Configuring Anycast Addresses
The concept of an Anycast address did not exist within IPv4 and is intended to be (along with additional use of Multicast) a replacement for some of the capabilities of IPv4 broadcast addresses. An Anycast address is intended to be configured on the interface of multiple network devices that provide the same services (i.e. the subnet gateway, DNS server or other server). When a client uses the address, the network will direct it only to the closest device assigned the address to the client. Table3 shows the steps that are required to configure an Anycast address on an interface.
Table3-IPv6 Anycast Address Configuration
Enter global configuration mode
Enter interface configuration mode
Configure the interface with an Anycast address
router(config-if)#ipv6 address address/prefix-length anycast
While there are certainly a number of differences between IPv4 and IPv6 other than the obvious address length, what should be kept in mind is that the majority of the fundamentals are very similar and anyone familiar with IPv4 should be able to transition with a little research and practice. Hopefully the contents of this article make the static configuration of IPv6 address on a Cisco IOS device a little easier.
Reference from http://www.petri.co.il/ipv6-static-address-configuration.htm
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Routing protocols are used to exchange reachability information between routers. Routing information learned from peers is used to determine the next hop towards the destination. To route traffic correctly, it is necessary to prevent malicious or incorrect routing information from getting introduced into the routing table. This can be done by authenticating the routing updates exchanged between routers. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) supports plain text authentication and Message Digest 5 (MD5) authentications.
Only three key point need to be remembered while configuring authentication in OSPF
A) Types of Authentication:
There are three different types of authentication available for OSPF version 2:
1) Null authentication: Null authentication means that there is no authentication, which is the default on Cisco routers.
2) Clear text authentication: In this method of authentication, passwords are exchanged in clear text on the network
3) Cryptographic authentication: The cryptographic method uses the open standard MD5 (Message Digest type 5) encryption.
B) Enabling OSPF Authentication:
OSPF authentication can be enabling in two ways:
1) Per interface: Authentication is enabling per interface using the "ip ospf athentication" command.
2) Area authentication: Authentication for area can enable using "area authentication" command.
C) Configuring Authentication Key:
In either case password must be configure at interface using "ip ospf authentication-key" or "ip ospf message-digest-key" command
A) Area based authentication Example:
To enable OSPF MD5 authentication:
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config-if)#ip ospf message-digest-key 1 md5 cisco@123
Router(config)#router ospf 100
Router(config-router)#area 2 authentication message-digest
To enable clear text authentication
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config-if)#ip ospf authentication-key cisco@123
Router(config)#router ospf 100
Router(config-router)#area 2 authentication
Interface based authentication Example:
To enable OSPF MD5 authentication:
Router(config-if)#ip ospf authentication message-digest
Router(config-if)#ip ospf message-digest-key 1 md5 cisco
To enable clear text authentication
Router(config-if)#ip ospf authentication
Router(config-if)#ip ospf authentication-key cisco
OSPF commands for each authentication types:
ip ospf authentication null
area number authentication
ip ospf authentication
ip ospf authentication-key Key-value
area number authentication message-digest
ip ospf authentication message-digest
ip ospf message-digest-key key-num md5 Key-value
OSPF Virtual Link Authentication:
Virual link is an interface in area 0.This mean if you enable authentication on Area 0 it will automatically turn authentication on virtual link but as discussed above password(Key) must need to enable on interface.As we know Virtual link doesnt have any interface on which you can configure authentication,authentication on virtual link can be configure using"area virtual-link" command under OSPF process.
Authentication failures can occur for two reasons:
1) Authentication type mismatch between neighbors
2) Authentication Key mismatch between neighbors
The below “debug ip ospf adj" output indicate mismatch in authentication type.
Router#debug ip ospf adj
OSPF adjacency events debugging is on
*Mar 1 00:02:30.279: OSPF: Rcv pkt from 10.1.1.2, FastEthernet0/0 : Mismatch Authentication type. Input packet specified type 2, we use type 0
*Mar 1 00:02:39.603: OSPF: Rcv pkt from 10.1.1.2, FastEthernet0/0 : Mismatch Authentication type. Input packet specified type 2, we use type 0
Router#sh ip ospf int fa0/0
FastEthernet0/0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet Address 10.1.1.2/24, Area 0
Process ID 100, Router ID 10.1.1.2, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 10
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State DR, Priority 1
Designated Router (ID) 10.1.1.2, Interface address 10.1.1.2
No backup designated router on this network
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
oob-resync timeout 40
Hello due in 00:00:06
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Cisco NSF helper support enabled
IETF NSF helper support enabled
Index 1/1, flood queue length 0
Last flood scan length is 0, maximum is 0
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 0, Adjacent neighbor count is 0
Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)
Message digest authentication enabled
Youngest key id is 1
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You're probably familiar with 802.11a/b/g/n, all of which are protocols for the 802.11 wireless networking standards. You can safely bet that any device with Wi-Fi connectivity, from your laptop to your smartphone, supports at least wireless B or G, and if it came out within the past few years, it should support wireless N. 802.11n (or the latest draft of it, 802.11n-2009) is the fastest of the ones that are currently widely available. 802.11ac is a new Wi-Fi protocol and is intended to be the natural successor to 802.11n. You may have heard it called "5G Wi-Fi" or "Gigabit Wi-Fi."
Compared with the current 802.11n, what the new 802.11ac will bring to us? What some things you should consider while investing the 802.11ac? There are some main differences you need to know.
The first thing to get out of the way is - like past Wi-Fi standards - 802.11ac is backwards compatible with 802.11b, g and n. This means you can buy an 802.11ac-equipped device and it will work just fine with your existing router. Similarly you can upgrade to an 802.11ac router and it will work happily with all your existing devices. That said you will need both an 802.11ac router and an 802.11ac device to enjoy the standard’s biggest benefits. And those begin with…
With any new wireless technology speed is always the headline-grabbing feature but, as with every wireless standard to date, the figures tossed around can be highly misleading.
1.3 gigabits per second (Gbps) is the speed most commonly cited as the 802.11ac standard. This translates to 166 megabytes per second (MBps) or 1331 megabits per second (Mbps). It is vastly quicker than the 450Mbit per second (0.45Gbps) headline speeds quoted on the highest performing 802.11n routers.
So wireless ac is roughly 3x as fast as wireless n? No.
These figures are ‘theoretical maximums’ that are never close to being realised in real world scenarios. In our experience wireless n performance tends to top off around 50-150Mbit and our reviews of draft 802.11ac routers have typically found performance to be closer to 250-300Mbit. So 2.5x faster when close to your router is a good rule of thumb (though far more at distance, which we'll come to shortly).
Happily this gain is likely to increase as 802.11ac devices advance. Wireless 802.11n supports a maximum of four antennas at roughly 100Mbit each, where 802.11ac can support up to eight antennas at over 400Mbit each.
Smaller devices like smartphones tend to fit only a single antenna, but it gets even bigger in tablets (typically two to four antennas) and laptops and televisions (four to eight). In addition no 802.11ac router released so far has packed more than six antennas.
A final point: beware routers claiming speeds of 1,750 Gigabits. It is a marketing ploy where the manufacturer has added the 1.3Gbit theoretical maximum speed of 802.11ac to the 450Mbit theoretical maximum speed of 802.11n. Sneaky.
While speed is what will likely sell 802.11ac routers, range is equally important. Here wireless ac excels.
The first point to make is the 802.11ac standard lives entirely in the 5GHz spectrum. While some more modern routers broadcast 802.11n in 5GHz as well as 2.4GHz they remain relatively rare.
Consequently, the 5GHz spectrum tends to be 'quiet', meaning much less interference from neighborhood Wi-Fi. This more than counters the fact that, in lab conditions, 5GHz signals do not actually broadcast as far as 2.4GHz signals. 5GHz is also necessary to support the faster speeds of wireless ac.
The second key factor is 802.11ac makes ‘beamforming’ a core part of its spec. Rather than throw out wireless signal equally in all directions, WiFi with beamforming detects where devices are and intensifies the signal in their direction(s).
This technology has been around in proprietary form (it made a huge impact in the D-Link DIR-645), but now it will be inside every 802.11ac router and every 802.11ac device.
The combination of these two technologies is profound. This was most clearly seen with the Linksys EA6500 which hit speeds of 30.2MBps (241.6Mbit) when connecting to a device just two metres away, but still performed at 22.7MBps (181.6Mbit) when 13 metres away with two solid walls in the way. By contrast Linksys’ own EA4500 (identical except being limited to 802.11n) managed 10.6MBps (84.8Mbit) dropping to 2.31MBps (18.48Mbit) under the same conditions.
The real world result is 802.11ac not only enables you to enjoy the fastest 100Mbit (and beyond) fibre optic broadband speeds all over the house, but to enjoy it along with multiple streams of Full HD content, super low latency gaming and blazing fast home networking all at the same time.
Here comes the first caveat. The announcement of the Wi-Fi Alliance’s 802.11ac certification programme means 802.11ac equipped products can now be certified, but that process will take time as thousands of chipsets need to be tested.
Of course some manufacturers have jumped the gun. The 802.11ac routers we have tested are sold as ‘Draft 802.11ac’ products and while many may become certified through a firmware update, it is not guaranteed. Draft 802.11ac products are also not guaranteed to perform optimally with other Draft 802.11ac products - especially between different manufacturers. Certified products are.
The good news is the first certified chipsets are already creeping out and they come from the likes of Intel, Qualcomm, Cisco, Realtek, Marvell, Broadcom and Samsung - manufacturers with extensive networking expertise and who licence their chipsets to others. For example Intel has only one chipset certified - the ‘Dual band Wireless 7260’-but it is expected to be at the heart of most Haswell-powered Ultrabooks. The highest profile of these to date is the new 2013 MacBook Air.
Furthermore, adoption should be fast. The first 802.11ac routers carried a hefty premium, but this has dropped quickly to the point where price shouldn’t be a barrier to anyone keen to hop onto the bandwagon. In addition 802.11ac is extremely efficient and it brings power savings compared to 802.11n, meaning it is ideal for mobile devices. The Samsung Galaxy S4 and Samsung Mega phones already pack wireless ac.
As such, while 802.11ac products are only trickling out at present, it will turn into a tidal wave by early 2014.
Wait for 802.11ac?
All of which begs the question: should I now buy any device that isn’t 802.11ac compatible? The short answer is no. If you live alone in a small flat where you have no signal problems 802.11n may serve all your needs, but in larger, multi-user homes and homes with network attached storage the benefits of 802.11ac are simply too good to miss out on. Especially when buying devices you expect to keep for a number of years.
The longer answer is 802.11ac is a revolution that will be hard to actively avoid. Wireless ac will be built into most laptops and phones within the next 12 months and routers will increasingly come with it (though ISPs are typically slow to adopt new standards in the routers they give out, so plug an ac router into theirs and switch off their wireless to get around it).
It will take time and money for your home to be fully 802.11ac compatible, but it will be worth it.
---Original Reference from http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/802-11ac-vs-802-11n-what-s-the-difference
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Software-defined networks (SDN) aren’t for everybody. Through programmability and automation, they promise to make IT life easier. But depending on your IT shop, the benefit may not be worth the effort… or investment.
There are eight considerations for IT shops evaluating SDNs, according to IT management software company Solar Winds. The checklist was compiled from interactions with customers considering or inquiring about SDNs:
1) The industry in which the organization is operating
SDNs work for cloud providers or for any organization that experiences dramatically scaling workloads, says Sanjay Castelino, vice president and market leader of SolarWinds’ network management business. Financial services companies and retail fall into that category, where “the dynamic nature of the business drives IT to be flexible,” Castelino says.
Some that do not fit this mold are publishing and healthcare, he says, two industries that are relatively stable, and not launching or moving around application workloads every day. “Their environments are not as dynamic,” Castelino says.
2) The size of an organization’s network
While there is not a distinct bare metal server or virtual machine threshold for implementing an SDN or not, the rule of thumb is hundreds of IP addresses.
“For 50 IP addresses, it’s not worth the change,” he says. “For hundreds of IP addresses, you might need the automation.”
Castelino recommends doing capacity planning before considering SDNs.
3) The level of complexity of an organization’s network
If there are requirements for a lot of network slicing or segmentation for security and isolation, you might be a good candidate for an SDN. If there are lots of virtual LANs to configure and manage, or there are VLANs that require more automation than others, SDNs might be a good fit.
But change shouldn’t be made just for the sake of it, Castelino says.
“You don’t want to make changes that break things,” he says. “Policy is not a simple task to go implement. Have to have someone deeply steeped in network engineering.”
And you have to validate and test the environment multiple times, he adds.
4) The Dynamic nature of an organization’s applications and workloads
This goes back to consideration No. 1: Are you a cloud operator or a hardback book publisher? How often are you launching new applications and closing others? How often are you moving workloads around? Is your environment static and predictable, or always changing, always moving and unpredictable?
5) The number of virtual machines within an organization’s network
“If you’re not at a few hundred, you’re probably early,” Castelino says. He reiterates that if an organization is running hundreds of workloads, it might be worth taking a look at SDNs. Below that level, and with SDN’s immaturity, it might be “way too early” to look at.
6) The organization’s need for agility, flexibility and scalability within the network
See Nos. 4 and 1: If you have a business or IT environment that scales quickly and changes dynamically, you want SDN. But the eventual ease of operations will come with some initial work. The time it takes to get into SDN is not small today, Castelino notes – it’s still at the bleeding edge of the technology curve.
“Network engineering skills and capital resources are going to be key,” he says. “It could be an expensive proposition so you need to ensure value on the other side.”
7) The organization’s need to simplify security measures and control access to applications
The benefit of SDN is that things get done the same way all the time, through policy, even though the environment is dynamic and always changing. Security and network access control in a dynamic environment can be a nightmare. It’s important to get policy enforcement right in this regard not only to ease operation but to ensure information stays where it should.
8) The organization’s access to personnel and capital resources
If an IT shop doesn’t have network engineering expertise, or a personnel is stretched thin, SDN is not the project to undertake, Castelino says.
“There will be lots of bumps in the road,” he says. “It’s going to be a lot of work and take time.”
SDN deployments are done in parallel with the production environment, test, evaluated, validated and tested again before they are cut over to the production network. It takes time, people and money.
In summary, SDN holds a lot of promise. There are a lot of problems it can solve… but also a lot it can start if the environment is not conducive to the effort and undertaking to transition to an SDN-programmable and automated IT operation.
“The hype cycle can sometimes lead to an ugly bursting of the bubble,” Castelino says. “SDN has its purpose. But if it is marketed as a panacea for everything under the sun, you’ll see a lot of dramatic failures. It’s not ready for everyone but some can get a lot of value out of it. You just need to go in with eyes open.”
Review resources from http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/070213-sdn-271479.html
Note: The original version of this article indicated that VXLAN was used for tunneling. As per Cisco's remarks in the comments section, Cisco is using a proprietary tagging encapsulation protocol. The article has been updated for accuracy and to express the author's views about proprietary protocols.
Cisco Systems' SDN strategy is taking shape via its announcement of Dynamic Fabric Automation. DFA is a data center fabric that uses an overlay network to provide orchestration, multitenancy and operational visibility. VMware, Juniper and Alcatel's Nuage also offer network overlays, but DFA has one significant difference: hardware integration in the physical network devices to support bare-metal servers or other physical devices.
DFA is orchestration software using a software network controller to manage a tunneling overlay network using a proprietary 24-bit tag in the Ethernet header to signal tunnel membership over the Fabric Path-based fabric to an endpoint.
Cisco recommends using Nexus gear deployed in a Spine-and-Leaf configuration, though it's not required. This appears to be a workaround for the lack of entropy in the Ethernet header, which would cause poor load balancing in MLAG network designs common in today's networks.
Announced at Cisco Live in Orlando Florida, this is the first demonstration of Cisco's SDN strategy, which Cisco is calling "Application-Centric Infrastructure."
DFA uses Cisco's Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) as a network controller for the tunnel overlay and manages all the physical and software devices in the Unified Fabric as a distributed control plane. Note that Cisco disagrees with the use of the term "controller" to describe the DCNM. It calls it a Centralized Point of Management (CPoM). Cisco's reasoning is described in the comments section.
DFA works at the device level through an existing feature in NX-OS called Configuration Port Profiles. The DFA controller applies port profiles to logical ports in the Nexus 1000V switch on hypervisor platforms and to the physical leaf-node switches. In this way, both physical and virtual devices can connect using an overlay network.
This control of the network edge, plus integration with cloud platforms such as OpenStack, provides the control for multitenant data centers. DFA enables multitenancy through the underlay network by managing all device configurations and by the use of proprietary overlay networking to isolate traffic.
The DCNM knows the location of endpoints and can graphically display the network slice of each tenant in the architecture, which simplifies troubleshooting and improves network visibility.
Cisco uses the misnomer of "Workload Aware Fabric Network" for this feature. The term implies that the network is adaptively handling traffic flows. In reality, the network controller knows the locations of servers and the network devices that are in the path.
The unified fabric is configured to support a distributed gateway where all leaf nodes share the gateway IP and MAC address for a given subnet. This enables transparent layer-2 functions across all the leaf nodes while also providing layer-3 routing at the network edge.
ARP traffic is terminated on each leaf and BUM traffic is significantly suppressed. Internally, the underlay uses /32 routing for each host to support dynamic L2 mobility at the edge of the network.
DFA Endpoints Source: Greg Ferro
It's not clear which specific Nexus devices support DFA today. As mentioned, Cisco recommends a Leaf/Spine design using an ECMP network core (FabricPath) between the spine and leaf nodes, which is only supported on specific switch models. DFA also uses iBGP to propagate some configuration data between elements of the tunnel fabric (although it's not yet clear what exactly this data is).
Cisco Plays To Its Strengths
It has been clear for some time that Cisco has not been leading Software Defined Networking technology and, to some extent, lost control of the SDN debate. It's trying to get it back. Cisco has started using a marketing term "Application-Centric Infrastructure" instead of "Software Defined Networking" and that message was consistently repeated at Cisco Live.
With DFA, Cisco is the only vendor today with a strategy to orchestrate physical tunnelling functions in network hardware (albeit with a proprietary mechanism with poor interoperability) with software network agents such as the Nexus 1000V.
This allows the deployment of overlay networks that connect both virtualized platforms such as OpenStack or VMware to non-virtualized devices and servers. Instead of supporting virtual workloads in a cloud platform like vCloud or OpenStack, Cisco can support any workload, anywhere.
This embracing of non-cloud systems will be attractive to many customers and attacks a weakness in existing software overlays such as Nicira, Contrail and Nuage that don't provide support for legacy network integration.
DFA looks to be a strong product that certainly meets customer needs, goes beyond competitive products and plays to Cisco's strengths integrating the physical and virtual networks.
Unfortunately, the choice of a non-standard and proprietary encapsulation is a significant drawback. While some customers may not be concerned about the use of proprietary technology, I recommend DFA be avoided because of it.
It's also clear that Cisco is betting a great deal on its Insieme project, which may offer a better solution for similar use cases. Cisco did not clearly explain Insieme at Cisco Live, so customers will have to wait for more information before making concrete plans.
About the author: Greg Ferro is a freelance Network Architect and Engineer.
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Cisco is introducing a new framework for sharing context-aware information to a variety of third-party security providers. The networking giant said it will use pxGrid to make Cisco ISE the central repository for context-aware security architecture via a new ecosystem of partners.
Cisco already has a broad set of mobile device management (MDM) vendor partners for Identity Services Engine (ISE). This week, however, Cisco added a new collection of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and threat detection vendors that are integrating with ISE via pxGrid. The initial set of partners includes HP ArcSight, IBM, Lancope, LogRhythm, Splunk, Symantec and Tibco.
The PxGrid is a publish-and-subscribe framework through which security products can collect contextual information from ISE, such as user, device, network connection and location. They can then use that information to improve their own analytics. Since pxGrid is bi-directional, these SIEM and threat detection vendors can also send instructions to ISE to revoke or modify network access.
Cisco's decision to align with the SIEM market struck at least one analyst as an odd choice.
"SIEMs are an old technology," said John Katsaros, principal at Internet Research Group. "Some would call it ancient. If you look at it going forward, SIEMs are going to be phased out. I don't think they're going to be around for more than a couple more years."
Instead, Katsaros thinks Cisco should be aligning its security strategy with big data. RSA predicted this shift late last year and evangelized the notion at the RSA conference this year.
Rather than interconnecting different security platforms, Katsaros thinks vendors should be helping enterprises build data warehouses for security management. "Big data makes it more affordable to capture, keep and mine security information. Why (Cisco isn't) going in that direction is beyond me. They didn't show us anything that shows they have a better way of doing things than with big data techniques."
With pxGrid, Cisco ISE adds context everywhere
Kevin Skahill, director of Cisco's secure access and mobility group, said the vendor's plans for pxGrid go well beyond the SIEM and threat-detection market.
"We see potential to do this integration with many other platforms," he said. "PxGrid is a publish-and-subscribe technique that provides a single framework that partners can develop once (with). It allows partners to customize and secure what contexts get shared, because not every partner wants the 80 different attributes that ISE can provide."
Nor is Cisco ISE necessarily being pitched as the heart of a context-aware security architecture, Skahill said, adding that the pxGrid framework will allow vendor partners to share context directly with each other. Cisco is submitting pxGrid to the IETF and other standardization bodies for consideration, he added.
Carefusion, a global manufacturer of medical devices, is an alpha adopter of the pxGrid integration, using a combination of Cisco ISE and Lancope's StealthWatch NetFlow analyzer.
"We are using the ISE and Stealthwatch combination to help secure our wired VPN and wireless access," said Bart Lauwers, Carefusion's vice president of IT infrastructure. "One problem we were facing was how to correlate all this data (from Stealthwatch) and ensure that we're taking the right action. In our alpha deployment, we had the ability to examine historic behavior, determine what the impact (of an incident was) do a full assessment of what the threat was and when it happened and install a rule to prevent it from happening again."
Lauwers said the integration will allow his team to identify and remediate threats instantly, rather than the weeks or months it could sometimes take.
PxGrid also integrates Cisco ISE into SDN
Cisco will also integrate its software-defined networking strategy with pxGrid, said Dave Framptom, vice president and general manager of Cisco's secure access and mobility product group.
"The Cisco ONE controller will be one of the consumers of context from ISE with pxGrid," he said. "Then that controller can take that information and help direct an action in the network."
PxGrid is available now to prospective partners and will be generally available for customer use in the first quarter of 2014.
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Businesses have long recognized the benefits of wireless networking: flexible network connectivity, improved productivity, and lowered cabling costs. As the demand for reliable and predicable wireless support for time-sensitive applications (such as video streaming and real-time collaboration) has risen, many organizations have made the decision to deploy 802.11n to meet their higher performance requirements. Successful deployment and operation of a 802.11n wireless network depends heavily on the wired
LAN that supports it. To take full advantage of the performance enhancements and scalability offered by 802.11n, the four easy-to-follow suggestions below can help to simplify deployment of a 802.11n wireless network on your wired LAN to maximize network efficiency.
1. Prepare for growth.
Bandwidth provisioning: The main driver to deploying an 802.11n network is to take advantage of the increased bandwidth it provides for multimedia applications. The lower speeds of an 802.11a/g wireless network resulted in unreliable and undesirable consequences for bandwidth-intensive voice and video applications. Now, with the improved performance in 802.11n, and enhanced reliability, it is possible for your wireless LAN to function as predictably as a wired LAN.
To utilize the full potential of 802.11n, sufficient bandwidth must be provisioned in the wired LAN to support the increased traffic demands. A 1:1 ratio of 1Gbps port per 802.11n access point is a safe rule; less obvious is how to properly provision the uplink ports.
10GE uplinks provide the bandwidth necessary to backhaul traffic generated by multiple access points or other bandwidth-intensive devices supported by a single PoE switch. 10GE uplinks provide a reliable and predictable response to the 802.11n wireless LAN demands. 10GE provides the support necessary to decrease latency in time-sensitive applications.
If you are not ready to make the move to 10GE, you can use the existing 1Gpbs uplinks.
However, it is important to be aware of traffic demands on the switch to avoid excessive network disruption. As your network needs grow, a 10GE uplink is recommended.
Cisco solution: The Cisco Catalyst 3750-E Series Switches with StackWise Plus are an enterprise-class line of stackable wiring closet switches that facilitates the deployment of secure converged applications while maximizing investment protection for evolving network and application requirements. Combining 10/100/1000 and Power over Ethernet (PoE) configurations with 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks, the Cisco Catalyst 3750-E enhances worker productivity by enabling applications such as IP telephony, wireless, and video.
The Cisco TwinGig Converter Module supports the multistep approach to deploying 802.11n by providing a flexible way to easily deploy 10GE without network disruption. The converter module allows for 1G to be used until traffic demands on the network demand a 10Gig uplink.
This converter module is supported in the Cisco Catalyst 3750-E PoE switches and allows for easy 10GE deployment as the 802.11n bandwidth demand increases.
2. Eliminate complexity and lower costs.
Power over Ethernet (PoE): The benefits of wireless networking are increased productivity and decreased complexity and cost. An integral part of this equation is the ability to provide power through PoE switches. By providing the delivery of power over the existing LAN Ethernet cabling to the connected devices, PoE removes the need for costly and complicated electrical upgrades and reduces labor costs associated with deployment.
For example, electrical outlets are not usually placed in hard-to-reach areas. Wireless access points, in contrast, are typically placed in ceilings to maximize wireless coverage. By simply using the existing LAN conduit, which is typically run inside walls and over ceilings, a wireless access point can be powered where electricity was previously not available. By eliminating the restriction of placing access points only where power outlets are available, a more flexible and reliable wireless network can be realized. The end results are maximum wireless network coverage and availability for the end users.
The benefits of PoE switches do not stop there. Deployment of a PoE switch provides the benefit of being able to control the APs in the plenum (the space between the structural ceiling and a drop-down ceiling) and power off (and on) wireless access points from the switch or WLAN controller.
Power management: After PoE switches are enabled on the LAN, power management of the switches and connected devices can be as simple as setting the automatic thermostat in your home. The Cisco Catalyst PoE switches support Cisco EnergyWise, an advanced green IT technology that allows businesses to measure their power usage and create policies to reduce power consumption when the network is not in use, such as turning off power to “sleeping” devices, such as voice-over-IP (VoIP) phones and printers, during hours when the business is closed.
The Cisco Catalyst PoE switches and Cisco Aironet products are designed to work in concert in providing power-optimized solutions. The Cisco Aironet 1140 Access Point supports Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) adaptive power management, which allows businesses to schedule when the access point radios are available.
Maintaining the predictability and reliability of an 802.11n network is having device features that perform as configured. Many 802.11n devices have power demands that exceed the 802.3af standard. A frequent, undesirable tradeoff is disabling features when the device is starting to approach the limits of the 802.3af PoE standard. The Cisco Aironet 1140 Access Point works within the 802.3af power specification without compromise to performance, feature set, or power usage.
By coupling the power management capabilities of the Cisco Catalyst PoE switches and the Aironet access points, you can set policies to schedule power usage according to your business needs. And, through careful planning, you can deploy a wired and wireless network solution that provides a simple way to significantly save on overall business operating expenses.
3. Automate devices.
Automate switch deployment: Cisco Catalyst switches support many ease of use features.
To simplify switch deployment and minimize chance for error, the Cisco 3750E offers DHCP AutoInstall. This allows the switch to automatically receive its IP address upon initialization and, once the IP address has been obtained, automatically download the appropriate configuration file.
By automating the deployment process, the AutoInstall feature allows multiple switches to be deployed easily and uniformly, without the risk of administrator input error.
Simplify moves, adds, and changes: The dynamic nature of a wireless network demands real-time responsiveness in the wired LAN. The network should be able to adjust to changes in the network with minimal interference. Cisco’s Auto Smartports significantly decrease deployment time and increase accuracy and consistency by automatically detecting devices connected to its ports. Cisco Catalyst switches use Auto Smartports macros to apply precreated, common switch port configuration scripts and, through automation, lower administrative costs and network response time.
Set network policies: To maximize the benefit of an 802.11n converged environment, it is important to balance resources and address the possibility of resource contention throughout the LAN. Automated network services, such as auto-QoS, allow for easy configuration of traffic prioritization in order to reliably deliver data to time-sensitive applications.
Grant secure user access: Security is another area where creating policies is vital to simplifying wireless deployment. Cisco Identity-Based Networking Services (IBNS) are an integrated solution that combines the management of authentication, access control, and user policies to secure network connectivity and resources. It also provides an account of user activities to provide visibility and safeguard the network. By providing centralized policy-based management for network security policies, the need to manually configure user rights on a perport basis is removed, and overall network administration is greatly simplified, thus decreasing cost and potential for downtime.
4. Protect your investment.
802.11n is a new technology that is experiencing high early adoption rates, and the implementation of its deployment needs to be done in a well-thought-out and prudent manner.
Intelligent networks are built with a strategic vision to keep them at maximum efficiency and top performance. To make sure your business has done the best to protect its upgrade to an 802.11n network, here are a few quick questions you should ask:
● Is my wired network ready to support the demands of an 802.11n wireless network?
● Can I easily upgrade the performance of my LAN switches without network disruption?
● Using 802.3af-compliant PoE switches, can my 802.11n wireless access point perform at full performance and security without any feature constraints?
● Can my switch vendor guarantee interoperability between my PoE switch and my 802.11n wireless access point?
● Do my switches and wireless access points collaborate to help me manage my business operational costs and lower my environmental effects?
By creating high-performance network infrastructures and continuing to lead industry innovations, Cisco has created reliable and responsive environments that accelerate the deployment of applications and services over a single network.
Cisco wired and wireless solutions allow for businesses to use their network more efficiently and more effectively through reliability and consistency. Cisco’s end-to-end solutions reduce complexity and lower complexity, resulting in lower administrative costs.
Additionally, rigorous interoperability and performance testing is done between Cisco devices to guarantee maximum results. There is no interoperability guesswork. The Cisco Catalyst PoE switches and the Cisco Aironet 1140 provide the performance, power, and security needed to support the demands of an 802.11n wireless network.
Cisco understands that as early adopters of the 802.11n wireless network, businesses are making the decision to lead rather than follow. By driving standards forward, helping customers plan for the future, and enabling network excellence, Cisco is committed to its customers’ success.
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Glue Networks developing automation tools for managing WAN operations
SDNs aren't just for data center networks, despite the best-use-case-scenario arguments for network virtualization and flow management pervading the industry.
SDNs can automate and manage WAN operations as well. Google is using OpenFlow to interconnect data center over a WAN.
And startup Glue Networks is targeting Cisco's installed base of WAN routers as a sweet spot for its SDN WAN offerings.
Major IT trends such as SaaS, private clouds, BYOD, mobility and voice/data convergence are stressing the quality of links in an enterprise WAN, as analyst Lee Doyle notes here. WAN links now require improved security, lower latency, higher reliability and support for any device in any location to accommodate these trends.
SDN can help enterprise IT accomplish this without the expense of upgrading individual WAN links, Doyle notes. The technology can allow for prioritization of key applications and traffic types, ease provisioning for new sites, new applications, and changed traffic priorities, enhance security and more tightly link WAN service to specific applications.
That's what Glue Networks is after. Glue's gluware software runs in the cloud and provides a cloud-based service for turning up remote sites and teleworkers worldwide. It is designed to lower the cost of private WAN networking by automating those operations and handling ongoing maintenance, monitoring, life-cycle management and feature extension.
Some of those features might include Cisco's WAAS Express, ScanSafe, ISE, MediaNet and TrustSec services.
The software automates the provisioning of voice, video, wireless, LAN networking, IP addressing, PKI security, firewalls, VLANs and ACLs, and allows users to configure a meshed, spoke-to-spoke, low-latency infrastructure that is QoS-enabled, the company says.
The company's gluware Teleworker software resides in the cloud and acts as a control plane to create a secure data plane for teleworkers to connect to the corporate network. Teleworkers can self-provision their equipment with a single click and no IT support, Glue claims.
Glue's products are essentially a software-defined dynamic multipoint VPN offered as a monthly software-as-a-service subscription. It includes a central policy-based controller, applications with "CCIE intelligence," and an API to configure the OS using the applications.
Glue's gluware also includes tools for alert notification based on thresholds; hardware ordering logistics and router provisioning workflows; end-user and administrator monitoring portals; repository of network configurations, end-user data, and reporting and monitoring data; agents to proactively monitor the health of the network and deploy large-scale configurations; and an orchestrator to generate hardware configurations, check for errors and conduct "self-healing" operations.
Glue says its addressable market is the $12 billion worth of 16 million Cisco WAN routers installed globally. Glue expects Cisco to have 23 million WAN routers installed by 2017.
Glue was founded in 2007. It has about $6.2 million in funding from a $4.5 million Series A round in 2011, and $1.7 million in convertible notes in 2012. The company's investors include Keiretsu Forum, San Joaquin Angels, Sierra Angels, Sacramento Angels, Sand Hill Angels, Harvard Angels, Halo Fund and Angel Forum.
Glue is headquartered in San Francisco and the company's executive team is comprised of officials from Yelofin Networks, Cisco, Agilent, Intel, INX and MTV Networks.
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Military life transitions such as deployment, injury, and frequent moves can be stressful. But the Service Members and their families who adapt best can benefit in many ways. Here are some recommendations for how you can thrive—not just survive—military life transitions and improve your Total Force Fitness.
Thrive: To grow or show resilience when under stress.
Life transition: Deployment, reintegration, and PCS
- Communicate. Consistent communication helps smooth transitions. Communication before deployment can help you maintain satisfying relationships during deployment. Communication during deployment can help you set expectations for parenting while deployed and reintegration, such as by explaining children’s new household roles or how the deployed Service Member will fit back in when they return. Communication also helps the deployed Service Member to reconnect with family, once home.
- Own a pet. When a military parent is deployed, children who have a close relationship with a pet show better coping skills. Owning a pet can also add stability for military kids when they feel anxious or unsure about frequent PCS moves.
- Find support systems. Military community support networks, mental health professionals, and other support systems can help you thrive during and after deployment. These support systems can help give a sense of community to you and your family. They can also strengthen your family’s resilience and ability to deal with change and conflict.
Life transition: Injury
- Seek treatment. Military families with a history of thriving during life transitions have better responses to injury. And Service Members in relationships who adjust well to life transitions are more likely to seek treatment for PTSD.
- Seek social connection. Veterans with close social connections have fewer PTSD symptoms and lower suicide risk. Veterans with close social connections are also happier and have better overall well-being and quality of life. Injured veterans who participate in peer support groups have more confidence and are better able to rebuild their “sense of self”—how they view themselves. Social connections help veterans thrive in their post-injury life.
Life transition: Family life events (such as birth or adoption of a child, new relationship, divorce, or death in the family)
- Develop secure attachments. Military families who have thrived during previous life transitions are more likely to show more sensitive and responsive parenting, which helps their children develop secure attachments. Children with secure attachments are more likely to trust others, regulate their emotions, and show resilience when they face future life transitions.
- Use coping strategies. People with strong coping skills are better prepared to face the challenges that come with transitions. Adults who are too overwhelmed by their own problems are less able to help their children cope with stress. When you model coping skills, you can help your children and family thrive.
Life transition: Veteran to civilian life
- Take advantage of veterans programs. There are dozens of programs to help veterans transition to civilian life. The most common programs help with disability benefits and employment. Some programs also help the family members and caretakers of veterans.
- Tell stories. Veterans who share their stories are better able to cope with the memories of war. Some veterans might prefer to only share their stories with other Service Members or veterans because of the common ground and understanding of their experiences. If you’re a family member or friend of a veteran, try to give them the space to cope, or connect them with veteran support groups.

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Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 24 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today sought Prime Minister Narendra Modis immediate intervention to resolve the crisis faced by the cooperative sector in the state post-demonetisation.
Vijayan, who last week staged a dharna in front of the RBI office over the issue, shot off a letter to Modi, stating that by not allowing old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes there was an impending danger of completely destroying the agricultural and rural credit operational environment, which will surely derail the NABARD operations in the state.
He also termed as shocking the denial of permission to an all-party delegation from the state to meet the Prime Minister.
"The difficulties impounded on the District Co-operative Banks has led to a grinding halt of the downstream and upstream cash flows from and to their primaries, he said.
Vijayan, heading the CPIM-led LDF government, mentioned about the state Assembly special session that discussed the situation faced by the state following demonetisation of high denomination currency notes with special reference to the crisis faced by the co-operative sector in the state.
"The Assembly had authorised an all party delegation to meet you in person, convey our concerns and have a productive discussion in this regard to explore possibilities of finding solutions to the impasse," he said.
"However, the turning down of our request to meet you in person has come as a real shock for all of us here," he said.
The letter was to convey the concern on the issue and the anguish of about 19 million co-operators and all the legislators of the state, the Chief Minister said.
"I believe that you are keen to continue our dialogue until we resolve the issue and ensure the sustainability of the co-operatives of Kerala", he said.
On the functioning of cooperatives, Vijayan said efforts have progressed to streamline a transparent and robust computerised systems for integrating the District Co-operative Banks operations through core banking solutions.
"Their operations have also been integrated with the apex bank. Most of them have their networks of ATMs which operate on RuPay Cards making them on par with any other Commercial Bank, he said.
"I am also pleased to inform you that, the District Co-operative Banks have implemented the tax deductions at source from large depositors as warranted under the Income Tax," he said.
The state unit of BJP had recently written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley alleging that "serious type of tax evasion is taking place" in the cooperative institutions in the state. PTI JRK VS RG

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Learn a technique for sewing a V neck that help create a beautiful, perfectly flat V-neckline.
Hey y’all, today I’m going to show you how to sew a v neck t-shirt. We’re revisiting one of my most viewed posts and most downloaded patterns – the Men’s V Neck Tshirt. The V Neck is one of the options on my free Men’s T-shirt pattern, which is what I used to sew this one for the Coach.
I’ve done a whole post on the overlapped style V neckband here, including a video, but sometimes you don’t want that type of neckband on your garment and want a sewn V that is flatter. So here’s how you do it.
Just like the overlapped V, you want to stay stitch the V neckline with basting stitches on the seam allowance, then clip the point of the V to the stitching line.
But instead of overlapping the neckband, fold it wrong sides together, press, then hold it next to the V of the shirt, raw edges of the neckband lined up with the angle of the neckline, and cut the band in a straight line up as shown above. Copy this angle on the other end of the neckband.
Sew your shoulder seams.
When you open up the neckband, the ends will look like the image below. Put the short ends right sides together and stitch with a 1/4 inch seam. Pivot the fabric at the point with your needle down. Snip into that point with the tip of your scissors just like you did for the V of the neckline.
Refold the neckband, pressing the seams open. Baste the edges together, and also mark a dot on your seamline 1/2 inch up. Above is what your neckband piece will look like.
Using a pin, poke through the dot on the neckband and the point of the stay stitching on the shirt. Use this pin to keep these two points aligned as you pin the rest of the neckband edges into place around the inside of the neckline.
Start stitching at the dot on the V, using a stretch stitch, and sew all around until you get back to the same point. Stop and clip threads.
The back side of the neckband will look like the image below – I prefer to stitch with regular thread and check for accuracy before serging around the whole neckline. It’s also a good idea to finish off by topstitching the neckline down; I used my cover stitch machine, but a twin needle or even a narrow zig zag stitch will also work.
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Members of City Council have been asked to join their colleagues in the County and declare the crisis in housing and homelessness to be an National Emergency.
Councillor Diarmaid Ó Cadhla has asked members of the City Council to grasp the opportunity for Cork to take the lead in tackling the housing crisis, he asked two things:
- That Cork City Council formally declare the crisis to be a emergency and to ask Government to establish a National Emergency Committee on the issue.
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- Cavity ringdown spectroscopy, based on the decay of light intensity within a high finesse optical cavity, is one of the most sensitive and versatile spectroscopic absorption techniques currently available. This Perspective examines some of the growing number of novel variations on the standard technique and evaluates their potential applications in spectroscopy and chemical/biological sensing. © The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 2005.
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Cycling in Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas is a city that deserves recognition for the long way it has come towards becoming a bicycle-friendly city. The city had 30 miles of bike lines in 2006. In 2014, it had 444 miles of bike lanes, as well as 102 miles of paved off-street facilities. That, coupled with the fact that it has an excellent climate for cycling, and that the area surrounding it guarantees some pretty impressive rides, makes it look like Las Vegas is going to be just fine regarding bicycle-friendliness. It still has a relatively small number of cycling commuters, but it does show a lot of promise to grow.
Best Bicycle Shops in Vegas
Along with the infrastructure and number of cyclists, Las Vegas might also need to do something about the number of bike stores it has. Their numbers might suffice to cater to the cycling community of the city at the moment, but just like the number of cyclists are rising, so should the number of bike stores.
But what we can say for now is that we’ve picked the very best of Las Vegas bike stores, and put them into a list. There were only one criterion they had to meet to get on the list – they had to have an excellent reputation with
|The Vault Bicycle Shop||7575 Norman Rockwell Ln Ste 120 Las Vegas, NV 89143||4,97|
|Vegas Bike Store||3955 S Durango Dr Ste B1 Las Vegas, NV 89147||4,86|
|Bike Worx||845 W Craig Rd Ste 103 North Las Vegas, NV 89032||4,81|
|Peloton Sports||911 N Buffalo Dr Las Vegas, NV 89128||4,70|
|Irwin Cycles||10080 W Tropicana Ave Ste 165 Las Vegas, NV 89147||4,61|
|Southwest Bikes||7290 W Azure Dr Ste 110 Las Vegas, NV 89130||4,56|
|REI||710 S Rampart Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89145||4,14|
|Bike World||2320 E Flamingo Rd Las Vegas, NV 89119||4,11|
|Mcghie’s Ski, Bike & Board||4035 S Fort Apache Rd Las Vegas, NV 89147||3,91|
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The Cranberry Lake area offers recreationists the opportunity to camp, fish, hike, hunt, boat, canoe, kayak, picnic, mountain climb, bird watch, swim, cross-country ski, snowmobile, snowshoe, sightsee, photograph, and more, all in a wilderness setting.
Once an individual has ventured into the Cranberry Lake area, memories of calling loons, mountain-top views, forest trails, tranquil waters, star-filled skies, glowing campfires, and the solitude and silence of the wilderness beckon that individual to return.
Located off state Route 3 in southeastern St. Lawrence County, the Cranberry Lake area was the last section of New York state to be settled. Cranberry Lake plus the Cranberry Lake Wild Forest and the Five Ponds Wilderness Area comprise the Cranberry Lake region. The lake itself covers nearly 7,000 acres where 40 of the 55 miles of shoreline are state-owned and undeveloped. The 24,111 acres of the Cranberry Lake Wild Forest bound the lake on the west, north, and east while the 95,525 acres of the Five Ponds Wilderness Area lie to the south.
The DEC-operated Cranberry Lake Public Campground features more than 150 tent and trailer sites. This popular facility has a picnic area, bathhouse, hot showers, recycling center, nature recreation programs, car-top launch, handicapped-accessible sites, handicapped-accessible fishing pier, and marked hiking trails to the peak of Bear Mountain.
From the top of Bear Mountain, hikers enjoy a fabulous view of Cranberry Lake and surrounding wilderness.
Dozens of designated sites along the lakes shoreline and on Joe Indian Island also offer public camping opportunities. Some sites are accessible by foot while all can be reached via boat or canoe. In addition, wilderness camping is available for individuals willing to backpack or canoe into the massive Five Ponds Wilderness Area.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Cranberry Lake was a mecca for brook trout anglers, but since then a number of factors have contributed to the populations demise.
To restore the brook trout fishery, however, DEC began a stocking program in 1981, and to maintain the fishery DEC annually stocks nearly 5,000 brook trout here where the best fishing occurs in spring and early fall.
Smallmouth bass abound in the lake, and they offer action throughout the summer. Prime locations include rocky shorelines, rocky shoals, and adjacent deep water.
The northern pike is the new gamefish in Cranberry Lake as this species was introduced by unknown individuals without any authorization from state fisheries personnel, and officials are concerned that pike are having a negative impact on the brook trout population.
The lakes panfish species include yellow perch, rock bass, pumpkinseeds and bullheads.
The areas most popular trout water is the stretch of the Oswegatchie River downstream from the dam at the lakes outlet. Annual stockings here number more than 4,000 fish consisting of yearling brook trout, yearling brown trout, and 2-year-old browns.
Another noteworthy trout flow is the Oswegatchie River above Inlet. For a remote experience that promises plenty of brook trout, albeit small ones, anglers make the 13.5-mile canoe trip from Inlet to High Falls where they then portage to the headwaters of the Oswegatchie River.
Trout fishing opportunities also exist in the Five Ponds Wilderness Area for those who are willing to hike any number of miles.
Popular ponds (annual brook trout stocking) include Olmstead (1,100), Cowhorn (500), Simmons (200), Spectacle (300), Fish Pole (400), Darning Needle (800) and Nickís (700). An inflatable raft affords the best access to trout as thick vegetation covers most shorelines.
Cranberry Lake Wild Forest and Five Ponds Wilderness Area have numerous marked and maintained hiking trails, most of which lead to scenic ponds.
The Wild Forest also has snowmobile and cross-country ski trails. Much of the southern portion of the Five Ponds Wilderness Area is extremely remote and has no marked trails.
During the big game seasons, the network of trails provides hunters with access to 120,000 acres of public land. DEC has produced Trails in the Cranberry Lake Region, a free and invaluable pamphlet containing a detailed map, descriptions of each trail, and a set of guidelines for hikers and campers.
For more information on Cranberry Lake, contact Cranberry Lake Public Campground at (315) 848-2315, St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce (315) 386-4000 or DEC Region Six Office (315) 785-2261.
Monday: Lisbon Sportsmenís Club Hosts Trap and Skeet Shooting at Pray Rd. Property at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Public Input Meeting on State Forests in Northern St. Lawrence County at St. Lawrence Central School at 6 p.m.
Thursday: Lisbon Sportsmens Club Meets at Lisbon Library at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday: Public Input Meeting on State Forests in Northern St. Lawrence County at Madrid Waddington School at 9 a.m.
Saturday-Sunday: Free Fishing Days in New York state.
June 26: DEC conducts annual Wilson Hill Goose Drive.

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Just because the media is trying to cycle the movement out of headlines doesn't mean our work is done. 100% of the proceeds from this tee will be donated to the Chicago Community Bond Fund (chicagobond.org). Keep your foot on the gas, we have so much more to do.
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Camping is one of America’s favorite pastimes. It used to be that you took a tent and maybe some tarp, some essentials, and then ventured out into the wilderness to commune with nature. However, nowadays, many people purchase an RV, fifth wheel, or travel trailer to be their lodging while they go on camping trips. While this doesn’t have the same idea in mind as rustic camping, it can still be a lot of fun! It’s nice to have the comforts of home no matter where you go.
If you want to take a trip with peace of mind knowing that not only your basic essential needs will be met but also your more “luxury” needs as well, it’s important that you equip yourself with the best possible tools and amenities for the ultimate enjoyable experience in your travel trailer. This article gives you a list of some of these amenities that you should consider including on your next trip- especially those items which are easy to store.
The kitchen is usually the place where everyone likes to congregate. This means that preparing the kitchen properly is essential to a successful trip. When packing things like plates, bowls, cutlery, etc. keep in mind the number of people that will be going with you. The less you have to bring the better since you’re going to want the most efficient use of your space.
Don’t forget to pack cookware and cooking utensils as well. This means pots, pans, cookware and the like. Many people overlook this aspect when venturing on their trip and end up spending excess cash on these items once they’ve reached their destination. It’s also advisable to bring things like washcloths, hand towels, paper towels for quick cleanup, and other cleaning supplies to make sure your trailer stays clean. Making sure your kitchen stays clean can help you avoid unwanted wildlife visitors. Consider bringing a folding table and/or extra seating options to ensure you’re comfortable when you’re eating and or just enjoying your day.
The bathroom supplies are another thing many people forget to bring when packing the travel trailer for their next adventure. You’ll want to stock the bathroom with the appropriate amounts of toiletries (think toilet paper, hand soap, hand towels, etc.) and cleaning supplies. (Universal cleaning products that you can use in the kitchen or the bathroom will help reduce the number of things you need to bring with you and thus save you space).
Once you reach your destination or make a stop along the way, you’re going to want to make sure you know what your source of power will be. You should consider bringing with you an adapter, extension cord, and maybe even a power supply you can hook up to one outlet so you don’t need to connect everything in different locations. With that being said, remember to also take with you certain appliances you’ll know you’re going to want- radio, television, coffeemaker, and perhaps a fan.
Make sure you have plans for plumbing as well. If you have a freshwater tank, you’ll want to also bring a dedicated hose just for that water. Keep it stored away from any access to the sewage line. If you’re heading to an area where you’re unsure if there will be water, make sure you fill the water tank ahead of time. Take care of the sewage as well and bring proper hoses to empty the sewage tank of your trailer when you can. To stay sanitary, consider also bringing some gloves to get the job done with minimal skin contact.
It’s a good idea to keep some tools on hand as well. This can be useful especially for the setup and take-down of your campsite, and will aid you in various camping chores. Make sure you’re equipped with a hammer, wrench, screwdrivers, and supplies such as WD-40. You should also check that you’ve got some good wheel bearing grease, too. Having the tools to set up a power, sewage, or fuse connection will come in very handy. For emergencies, make sure you bring with
you a flashlight and appropriate first aid supplies. A fire extinguisher is a good idea as well. You never know what could happen, and it’s always better to be safe than sorry.
Maintenance is one of the most important parts of keeping your trailer safe. That means that you need to check the tyre pressure regularly and maintain the wheel bearings using a good trailer wheel bearing grease. This is an essential part of the equipment that you need for your trailer.
Whether you’re heading to a local campground or traveling across the country, travel trailers can be a great- and comfortable alternative to camping in a tent. If you bring the right supplies with you and make the most efficient use of your space, you’ll have a camping trip to remember for a long time- and you’ll be happy you were well prepared.


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selfscholar strives to be a portal for unique, pertinent research on law and human rights in the Middle East, in the belief that such information is a public commodity that best functions on the Internet — not in a book or academic journal, out of the reach of many.
Much of the research featured here has never been written about or referenced before, and largely focuses on the topics of:
- The confluence of classical Islam, human rights, and modern law and society
- Religious freedom and personal liberties
- Women’s rights
Additionally, selfscholar aims to be a reference for law in the Middle East, and features a unique collection of legal books. A premium is put on being an info-centric portal of information, and every post features referencing and translation from Arabic-language source material. However, they also have a personal flavor, and feature a degree of my own opinion and analysis.
The posts and resources on this site are the product of thousands of hours of research, writing, and thought. And, based on principle, it was produced for free (including the website and hosting), with the hope that this model can be followed by experts in any field. Knowledge no longer rests in a hub city, or at a university — but due to the Internet, can be accessed, learned, and mastered by all. That is my story, and this is the intention behind selfscholar.

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This is UK author Tim Walker’s monthly newsletter. It can include any of the following: author news, book launches, guest author profiles, book reviews, flash fiction and poetry.
Are you an author or a poet? If so, then please contact me for a guest author or poet’s corner slot in a future newsletter: firstname.lastname@example.org
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After five years of researching, plotting and writing, A Light in the Dark Ages book series is now complete with the publication in June 2020 of book five, Arthur Rex Brittonum.
I feel both a sense of achievement and relief, and hope that those of you who are reading the series will finally reach book five and leave me your thoughts in reviews posted on Amazon and Goodreads.
Most of all, I hope you enjoyed reading my imagined saga of the Pendragon family over three generations, drawn from historical research and the romantic desire to believe that at least some of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s creative ‘history’ is based on real people and events.
They may now be lost in the mists of time, but their folk memory lives on in the realm of legend.
Picture: I imagined that Arthur’s banner would combine his family association with the dragon, and the animal after which he is named – the bear.
The book series can now be found on one page on Amazon and the e-books or paperbacks ordered with ONE CLICK
The e-books are also available on Apple ibooks; Kobo; Nook; 24Symbols; Scribd; Playster; Montadori; Indigo; Overdrive; Tolino; Bibliotecha; Hoopla; Angus & Robertson and now Vivlio HERE
Welcome Amy Maroney…
I grew up in Northern California and have lived in the Pacific Northwest for nearly 20 years. I come from a family of bookworms, of writers and editors, of wanderers who love to travel and explore the natural world. In my childhood home, television was strictly regulated and reading was encouraged instead.
I went on to major in English literature in college and began a career as a writer and editor of nonfiction soon after graduating.
Eventually my husband and I welcomed our first child to the world and my writing career took a back burner to the demands and joys of parenting. I continued to freelance part time and took graduate courses in public policy while we added another child to the mix. Meanwhile, I got involved in various volunteer gigs and began a graduate thesis when disaster struck in the shape of a debilitating stroke shortly after my 40th birthday.
The stroke and its aftermath were a game-changer. I realized that perhaps I didn’t have as much time on this planet as I had imagined. During my recovery, I put aside my thesis and gave myself permission to seriously pursue creative work. I began writing fiction and mapping out plots for a series of pharmaceutical thrillers, the first of which has the intriguing title, The Sunscreen Caper.
Then we had the good fortune to fulfil a long-standing dream: we rented out our house and travelled with our kids for ten months. It was a magical experience. Inspired by our travels, I began researching and writing the first book of The Miramonde Series: The Girl from Oto. Everything in the book draws on our trip, but it is also influenced by my previous stints living in France and Germany. I loved every minute of writing the story. The sequel, Mira’s Way, followed in 2018.
Now Amy writes page-turners about extraordinary women of the medieval and Renaissance eras…
This series prequel novella will transport you five hundred years into the past…
It is 1483, and the Pyrenees mountains are a dangerous place for a woman.
Haunted by a childhood tragedy, mountain healer and midwife Elena de Arazas navigates the world like a bird in flight.
An unexpected romance shatters her solitary existence, giving her new hope. But when her dearest friend makes an audacious request, Elena faces an agonizing choice.
Will she be drawn back into the web of violence she’s spent a lifetime trying to escape?
Click here for your free download of The Promise. Learn more at www.amymaroney.com.
Find Amy Maroney on Twitter @wilaroney, on Instagram @amymaroneywrites and on Pinterest @amyloveshistory.
I’m delighted to welcome fellow Innerverse poet, James Linton, to Poet’s Corner. Tell us a bit about yourself, James…
My name is James Linton and writing is what I do. It’s the only thing I’ve ever really been good at and the only thing that I really enjoy. I’ve been writing all my life from my silly childhood stories of a talking bird and cat super team, to cringy angst-filled teenage poetry and short stories on all types of topics: tragedy, love, children’s lit, crime and however you would class the Story of Esme Esmerelda. I’ve also done some freelance student and travel blogging.
In the past six years, I’ve been writing performance poetry and I love it. I love the accessibility of the medium and I love performing it. It’s the best high, but my first love will always be prose. I’m editing my first book at the moment – a post-apocalyptic dystopia focussing on humanity trying to start again. I’m also writing my second book now – The Willow Tree, a fictionalised retelling of my experiences working in a care home.
Writing has certainly taken me on a strange journey throughout my life, but I can’t wait to see where it will take me next. Please read more of my work here.
Size Four Footprints
“Only the dead have seen the end of war.” Plato
The fire crackles
as she walks through the sand
leaving behind size four footprints
a fighter plane reflects in her brother’s eye
A ringing in her ears,
as she holds her up extra-small hands
the lens looking like a barrel
the ground buzzing beneath her size four footprints
Shards of glass are tucked into the sand,
as she tiptoes over the stone and concrete,
clutching onto her little pony
one last present from her father
Their voices scream freedom
as she peeks from underneath the red-patched door
holding her breath
as the combat boots march past
Stacks of green bulge from Their Gucci and Prada
as she scavenges for copper and brass
dust coating her pigtails
salt sticking to her cheeks The Eye scans the waste
as she claims she’s a friend, she wants no more,
the Eye locks on, the hammer drops,
only the dead have seen the end of war.