IP FRR and Micro-loops Part 2
This is a continuation from Part 1 Remote LFA At this point we already know that simple LFA doesn’t always provide full coverage and its very topology dependent. Reason is simple i.e.in many cases backup next hop best path goes through the router calculating the backup next hop. This problem can be solved if we […]
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IP FRR and Micro-loops Part 1
Introduction In this post we will take a look at IP FRR and Micro-loops. If the reader already doesn’t have some kind of basic familiarity with IP FRR and Micro-loops, then I would highly recommend the reader go through below post series by Russ as he introduces various concepts in a very clear way. This post […]
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NAT, Security, and Repeating Myself
In a former post I pointed out that we need to think of obscurity as a tool in network security — that we shouldn’t try to apply rules that are perfectly logical in terms of algorithms to networks as a system. While I’m not normally one to repeat myself, this topic needs a little more […]
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The post NAT, Security, and Repeating Myself appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Russ White.
Community Show – Greg’s & Ethan’s Briefing Review for February 2015
In this show, we discuss recent briefings we received from CloudGenix, Light Cyber, VMware, and Meru. We also go on a little rabbit trail about Brocade, because they came to mind. You know how we are.
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The post Community Show – Greg’s & Ethan’s Briefing Review for February 2015 appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
Community Show – Our Briefing Review for February 2015
In this show, we discuss recent briefings we received from CloudGenix, Light Cyber, VMware, and Meru. We also go on a little rabbit trail about Brocade, because they came to mind. You know how we are.
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HTIRW: The IETF Draft Process
In our deeper investigations of the IETF as a “sample standards body” in this (apparently forever running) series on how the Internet really works, let’s take a look at the IETF standards process. This is a rather sanitized, informal review — I may leave out some steps, or describe things in a way that doesn’t […]
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The post HTIRW: The IETF Draft Process appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Russ White.
Show 223 – Viptela and the Software Defined WAN
As the industry adoption of SDN gains rapid traction, the Wide Area Network is emerging as the leading use-case (read 2015 is all about SD-WAN). Aging architectures make the WAN the dinosaurs of enterprise infrastructure. While WAN optimization can address a short-term capacity problem, the bigger problems of high circuit costs, network rigidity and poor […]
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The post Show 223 – Viptela and the Software Defined WAN appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Use Rate-Limiting to Alleviate Link Saturation
At some point in time you may come across a scenario in which you notice a WAN link at a branch site is being saturated. You then have to weigh your options to mitigate the saturation because it can cause intermittent network outages and other issues. In this scenario we will use rate-limiting on the […]
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The post Use Rate-Limiting to Alleviate Link Saturation appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Korey Rebello.
Network Break 27
Coffee, doughnuts and networking. A perfect combination.
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PQ Show 45 – Talking About PR & Marketing
I was lucky enough to attend the Powering the Cloud Conference in October last year. While I was there I say down with Federica Monsone from A3 Communications to talk about the role of PR, Marketing and Social media. While we poke fun at marketing it is a deadly serious business. We need our vendors […]
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The post PQ Show 45 – Talking About PR & Marketing appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Greg Ferro.
Network Break 26
We are back after the Christmas Break with the Networking News.
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SDN: What Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Need to Know in 2015
Guest blogger Alex Hoff is the VP of Product Management at Auvik Networks, a cloud-based SaaS that makes it dramatically easier for small and mid-sized businesses to manage their networks. Our thanks to Auvik for sponsoring the Packet Pushers community blog today. It’s January and the network industry pundits are calling for 2015 to be the […]
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MPLS TE Design -Part 3
This is a continuation from Part 2 Fast Reroute Why Fast Reroute? Many NSP’s like ACME have traffic with tight SLAs. For instance below is an ITU delay recommendation for Voice. One Way Delay Characterization of Quality 0-150ms Acceptable for most applications 150-400ms May impact some applications Above 400ms Unacceptable ITU G.114 delay recommendations Having […]
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MPLS TE Design -Part 2
This is a continuation from Part 1 Case for LDPoRSVP As we mentioned at the very beginning that ACME provides L3VPN and L2VPN services, which requires end to end LSP between the PEs. But due to scaling reasons, ACME decided not to extend RSVP to the edge routers. This creates a problem as there is […]
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MPLS TE Design -Part 1
In this post we will be exploring different aspects of Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) from a design perspective using fictional ISP as a reference. The intent of the post is to not necessarily recommend a particular solution, but to bring up different aspects involved in the design. I am assuming that the reader already has somewhat […]
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PQ Show 44 – The OPNFV Project with Margaret Chiosi
Margaret Chiosi, president of the OPNFV project hosted at the Linux Foundation, discusses OPNFV in a briefing with Ethan Banks.
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The post PQ Show 44 – The OPNFV Project with Margaret Chiosi appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
Confessions of technical interviewer
A technical interviewer, or technically an interviewer. I was interviewed quite a few times since I set of to join the networking crowd, 12 years ago. I also had opportunity to sit on the opposite side, and interviewed people on multiple occasions. Some of my fondest memories of working for my current employer are connected […]
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The post Confessions of technical interviewer appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Marcin Latosiewicz.
Destination Based NAT
Here is the scenario: There is a public server on the internet that you have requested access to. The “admins” that control the server agree to allow a single public IP from your entity/company to access the server. The issue arises due to the fact that you “luckily” have more than 1 Public IP at […]
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The post Destination Based NAT appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Korey Rebello.
Show 222 – Introducing The OpenClos Project
Doug Hanks and Moloy Chatterjee join Packet Pushers host Ethan Banks to discuss the OpenClos project. What is OpenClos? OpenClos is open-source software written in Python that helps stand up a leaf-spine data center. Why? Standing up a DC is a fussy business – lots of cabling, IP addressing schemes, and routing protocol configuration to […]
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The post Show 222 – Introducing The OpenClos Project appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
PQ Show 43 – HP Networking – Beyond Traditional Network Management
This is the last in a series of podcasts sponsored by HP, all recorded at HP’s Discover conference in Barcelona, Spain in early December 2014. The series is made up of interviews and technical discussions with HP engineers and lab geeks about products in HP’s networking portfolio. Ken Gott, Product Line Manager, joins Chris Young, Senior Solutions […]
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The post PQ Show 43 – HP Networking – Beyond Traditional Network Management appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.