The problem with routing registries
Anyone who has followed me knows I am a fan of Internet Routing Registries (IRR). However, there is a glaring issue with these registries.
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.
VXLAN and why you should care as a service provider
What is VXLAN and how would service providers and WISPs use it in their networks?
Video on how the Internet Works
I have a few nitpicky things and the video seems a little contrived, but it’s decent nonetheless. WISPs are not really mentioned, but others are not as well.
Routing Registries
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:37 — 13.1MB)
I had routing registries on the brain so I wanted to knock some of the rust of recording and did 10 minutes on routing registries and what they are
Routing Registries and you
This was originally published at https://www.mtin.net/blog/internet-routing-registries/ It has been updated form grammar, but I am working on an updated version of this, Routing Registries are a mysterious underpinning of the peering and BGP world. To many, they are arcane and complicated. If you have found this article you are at least investigating the use of … Read more
Free peering has a cost
Lately, there has been some discussion about the pricing of Internet Exchanges (IXes) and the reasons behind free peering ports and paid peering ports
Benefits of a carrier neutral data center?
A carrier-neutral data center, also called a carrier hotel, is a data center facility that is entirely independent of network providers.
NLOG ring for network operators
From their web-site To encourage and provide a streamlined way of cooperating I introduce the “NLNOG RING”. In essence the deal is very simple: you make a (virtual) machine available to the RING, and you gain access on all servers which are part of the project, hence the name “RING”. A great example would be to launch a … Read more
Indianapolis Data Center landscape
We like to refer to Indianapolis, Indiana as an “NFL City” when explaining the connectivity and peering landscape.
OTV and VXLAN differences
OTV(Overlay Transport Virtualization) is a technology that provide layer2 extension capabilities between different data centers.
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