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.
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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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 …
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
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?
ALG 5GHZ backhaul before and after
The following are results from a series of tests of AGLcom’s parabolic dish antennas on an existing link that is 5.7 miles long.