Discuss and research the speculations on where the state-of-the-art will be in the near future for one of the following technologies. Your paper should include a description of the state-of-the-art in your technology, a discussion of where the sources that you read believe the technology is heading in the near future, and a discussion of how this technology will affect the choices you would make if you were making purchase recommendations for a client. Although there is room for personal opinion in your paper, you must justify your conclusions. Network Administration Best Practices Networking Certifications and Careers Server Technologies IP Networking Network Hardware Network Management Software and Tools Network Performance Management Network Security Monitoring Mobile network technologies Firewall policies and methodologies Intrusion Detection and Prevention Routing protocols Wireless network quality of services Compare layer 2 wireless network with layer 2 wired-line network Comparing transport layer protocols – more than TCP and UDP Network virtualization Video and Voice over Internet (VVoIP) or Voice over Internet (VoIP) Cellular network infrastructure Cloud Networking The Internet of Everything (IoE) IPv6 Network management Disaster Recovery Quality of Services (QoS) at different layers . Length and Style: The body of an analytic research paper should be 10 pages in length and typed using the APA Guide. Student projects distill fundamental issues, discuss the various available solutions, discuss the benefits and limitations of the available solutions, and provide a new solution and justification. Student papers must state a thesis, and based on the research, attempt to prove or disprove that thesis. An adequate literature search will include a few books and journal articles (or other relevant documents). A search of Internet documentation is required. Students should develop a conclusion which synthesizes the literature in such a way as to demonstrate new knowledge. Guidelines for the format of the paper are as follows: The paper should be 10-12 pages of text in length. (This minimum and maximum length should not include the title page, separate figures and tables, or the list of references); The paper should include a one paragraph abstract, an introduction, and a conclusion – think as if you were writing for a professional journal; The paper should use APA format.
