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Ralph Schmieder

Technical Marketing Engineer

Ralph works at Cisco as a Technical Marketing Engineer and focuses on on all aspects of policy management and identity networks, primarily on  IEEE 802.1X, Converged Access, Identity Based Networking, mDNS / Bonjour, ISE  and CiscoSecure ACS / RADIUS / TACACS. Prior to working with computer networks he spent a couple of years programming traffic simulation software in weird computer languages. Ralph holds a diploma in computer science of the University of Applied Science Karlsruhe. He is also a CCIE in Security and Routing and Switching.

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Extending Zeroconf Services: Cache Tuning

Introduction With the introduction of Cisco mDNS Service Discovery Gateway in IOS, customers that have implemented the solution are observing client behavior they haven’t seen prior to extending services across subnet boundaries. One of the effects is the duplicate name issue seen when devices…

Cisco Service Discovery Gateway – Enabling Zeroconf in Enterprise Networks

Cisco Service Discovery Gateway – Enabling Zeroconf in Enterprise Networks I’ll admit it: I’m what others call an Apple fan boy. One of the many reasons for being one is the polished user experience and the ease-of-use of their products. One of the underlying technologies that enables the user to di…