From the archives – Evolution of a network guy part 2
Being hired as a tech support tech at tctc.com would forever change my life. It was like being shown who was behind the curtain. All of a sudden this world of T1 lines, modem banks, and DNS servers was before …
Understanding Cisco Optics
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Grounding on a Cell Site
Beefy grounding on a Cellular site
Cisco and Verizon demonstrate multi-haul
As Internet traffic grows and becomes more dynamic, optical transport networks for sub-sea, terrestrial long haul and metro need more capacity.
Looking Glass Links
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Ethernet MTU and overhead
how much overhead do I need to account for on my transport network? I have put together a quick list to help when you are calculating your overhead
Metro Ethernet Terms and usage
As some of you reading this dive into metro ethernet you should know some terminology • User-Network Interface (UNI): The UNI is a physical Ethernet port on the service provider side of the network along with a predefined set of parameters …
Importance of PIM in WISP LTE deployments
PIM sweeps are a common thing in the Cellular field. One of the first questions folks often ask is what is a PIM sweep?
RealChoice TV bandwidth utilization
Roku Premier streaming at 1080p utilizing Realchoice. Helpful for WISPs looking to deploy IPVTV to their customers Below is a 5-minute average over a half hour or so.
Thoughts on Carrier Redundancy
Recently there have been discussions on some lists about carrier redundancy. I figured I would sum up some thoughts and add my own,
Cisco 2960X I/O usage
While double checking some stats on a network I came across this in Librenms in regards to a Cisco 2960X
Evolution of a Network guy Part 1
I published this several years ago, and was lost on a previous blog. I found it while archiving things tonight and figured it was time to re-post and update in the end. My buddy Greg Sowell recently wrote an article …