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How BFD Can Help Your Network (and Where It Might Hurt)

March 12, 2026July 13, 2025 by j2sw

BFD is a protocol designed to rapidly detect link or path failures between two forwarding engines. It operates independently of routing protocols but works in conjunction with them to improve failure detection and response times.

Categories Network Operations Tags bfd, bgp, OSPF, protocol

Overview of OSPF and BGP Differences and why

March 15, 2026October 28, 2024 by j2sw
Interconnection

Having done consulting for years I saw many instances where BGP, especially ibgp, was used where OSPF would have been a better fit. Sometimes, this was for a specific reason; sometimes, it was just not knowing better. I am from the school, so don’t complicate things necessarily. In this article, I will outline some of … Read more

Categories Internet Architecture Tags igp, OSPF, protocol, routing

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