OTV and VXLAN differences
OTV(Overlay Transport Virtualization) is a technology that provide layer2 extension capabilities between different data centers.
Internet Architecture
Interconnection, peering, Data centers. How the Internet works. IXPs, transit, and other topics. Routing and Control Planes such as BGP and OSPF protocols. RPKI and IP resources are also covered.
IPV6 Point-to-point addressing
Over the years I have seen providers use a wide variety of subnets across a point-to-point link. Anything from a /64, to /122,124, and the 127
How VRFs work
virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) is a technology that allows multiple instances of a routing table to co-exist within the same router
Looking Glass Links
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BGP Local Pref and how it can influence traffic
what does “bgp local-pref” do for me? The short answer is it allows you to prefer which direction a traffic will flow to a given destination
Hurricane Electric route table over 800,000 routes
Had a Hurricane peer without any filtering or the like reach over 800,000 routes toda
Want to attend a NANOG meeting?
If you are a network operator you may have heard of NANOG and their meetings. Here is the upcoming schedule until 2022
Need an ASN, IP space? I have a package for you.
Are you intimidated by getting an ASN to participate in BGP? Need help with routing registries?
Cisco ORF (Outbound route filtering)
Outbound Route Filtering (ORF) is a Cisco proprietary feature that prevents the unnecessary exchanging of routes that are subject to inbound filtering.
ARIN suspends Cogent’s access to ARIN whois
ARIN has repeatedly informed Cogent that their use of the ARIN Whois for solicitation is contrary to the terms of use and that they must stop