Transit, peer, upstream. What do they all mean?
As you dive into the realm of BGP, you will hear many terms in regards to peers. Knowing their names AND your definition of them will serve you well.
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BGP communities and traffic engineering
For the purpose of part one of this article, we will talk about communities and how they can be utilized for traffic coming into your network.
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As the global routing table increases, routers use more and more memory to hold these tables in memory. Most routers use what is called TCAM memory to hold routing tables. TCAM memory is much faster than normal RAM, which makes it ideal for accessing large routing tables on a router. However, TCAM is generally viewed … Read more