FD-IX: Local-pref and default routes
I just finished up an article over on the FD-IX blog about local-prefs, default routes, and Internet exchanges. https://www.fd-ix.com/uncategorized/local-pref-and-default-routes/ Not everyone on the Internet needs full feeds from their provider. In this case, how does learning routes from an Internet …
AS Stats using sFlow/NetFlow
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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 …
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
My Mum 2019 BGP presentation
In this presentation, I talk about BGP communities, filters, and other cool BGP stuff.
Hurricane Electric route table over 800,000 routes
Had a Hurricane peer without any filtering or the like reach over 800,000 routes toda
Route Server Diagram for an IX
Normally on a peering exchange, all connected parties will establish bilateral peering relationships with each other customer connected to the exchange. As the number of connected parties increases, it becomes increasingly more difficult to manage peering relationships with customers of …
The problem with speedtests
Imagine this scenario. Outside your house, the most awesome superhighway has been built. It has a speed limit of 120 Mile Per Hour. You calculate at those speeds you can get to and from work 20 minutes earlier. Life is …
“Glue addresses” in networking
The glue address is the address that binds, aka glues, your network to another network
FD-IX Explainer video on Internet Peering and exchanges
Explainer video about what an Internet exchange point (IXP) is and how peering works. Making the internet better through peering.