Impact Performance

Event Streaming

Key Points Handles events as a stream over time Used in data pipelines and messaging architectures Supports real-time processing and integration Common in cloud and distributed systems Enables asynchronous producer-consumer patterns Allows systems to react continuously to changes rather than…

Middle Mile

Key Points Sits between access and core network layers Carries aggregated traffic over transport links Important in broadband and telecom design Often uses fiber or microwave transport Critical intermediary for moving traffic from distributed access points to central infrastructure Definition…

Anti Jam Modulation

Key Points Improves link robustness against interference and jamming Often paired with coding, hopping, or power control Used in satcom, Government & Defence communications, and protected links Trades spectral efficiency for resilience and survivability Requires careful balance between protection and…

Look Angle

Key Points Used for pointing and alignment Often paired with azimuth and elevation Common in satellite and tracking applications Depends on reference frame and target geometry Definition Look Angle is the directional angle used to point an antenna, sensor, or…

LEO Satellite

Key Points Operates in low Earth orbit Commonly deployed as part of a constellation Supports lower latency than higher orbit systems Requires continuous handoff and tracking due to orbital movement Used in communications, observation, and distributed space architectures Definition A…

Serverless Computing

Key Points Abstracts server management from developers Executes code on demand Often scales automatically with request load Used in event-driven cloud applications Charges typically based on execution time and resources consumed Cold starts and execution time limits are operational constraints…

Service Degradation

Key Points Service Degradation represents reduced service performance without full outage Defined for network and system contexts Used in operational and architecture monitoring Distinguishes partial impairment from complete service failure Definition Service Degradation is a reduction in the performance, quality,…

Traffic Mirroring

Key Points Traffic Mirroring duplicates packets or flows to a mirrored output while leaving the primary traffic path in place Used for observability and traffic analysis in live networks without forcing the monitoring system into the data path Common in…

Data Plane

Key Points Data Plane is the operational execution layer that moves traffic or processes data after control decisions are made It is separate from the control plane, which makes policy decisions Used in routers, switches, firewalls, and networked systems Performance…

Trunking

Key Points Shares channels or links across multiple users or services Used in telecom, radio systems, and transport networks Improves utilization of limited resources through pooling Relies on dynamic allocation or pooling mechanisms Enables efficient use of scarce communication capacity…