In this presentation, I talk about BGP communities, filters, and other cool BGP stuff.
Continue reading...routing
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
Continue reading...Need an ASN, IP space? I have a package for you.
Are you intimidated by getting an ASN to participate in BGP? Need help with routing registries?
Continue reading...Cisco ORF (Outbound route filtering)
Outbound Route Filtering (ORF) is a Cisco proprietary feature that prevents the unnecessary exchanging of routes that are subject to inbound filtering.
Continue reading...For Patreon Subscribers: Access to Mikrotik Speedtest servers
I am happy to announce a special new tier for my Patreon subscribers. I have now installed a network of speedtest servers in 15 locations in the United States and one overseas as part of stage 1. Patreon subscribers who subscribe to this extra tier of service will be presented with a members-only username and password for testing to each of these. Stage two will be a looking glass so you can test how your BGP routes look in various spots on the...
Continue reading...“Glue addresses” in networking
The glue address is the address that binds, aka glues, your network to another network
Continue reading...Noction: BGP in Large Networks
Using BGP in large scale networks and how to get the most out of it. Paper by Noction
Continue reading...How I learned to love BGP communities and so can you
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
Continue reading...BGP Confederations
BGP confederation is a method to use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to subdivide a single autonomous system (AS) into multiple internal sub-AS’s
Continue reading...The problem with peering from a logistics standpoint
Many ISPs run into this problem as part of their growing pains. This scenario usually starts happening with their third or 4th peer.
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