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ON THE NET

Commodity or Not?

The commodification of networks is in full swing and everyone seems to think it is a good thing. You might hear this phrased as treating network devices like cattle, rather than pets. Or maybe you’ve heard that the network should move packets and do nothing more. Even, perhaps, that network bandwidth should be treated just like memory—you just add more when you need it.

Posted in ON THE NET

Link State in DC Fabrics

If you don’t normally read IPJ, you should. Melchoir and I have an article up in the latest edition on link state in DC fabrics.

To make a case for linkstate protocols in DC fabric underlays, an extensive examination of the positive and negative aspects of BGP—and the other available protocols—is essential. Ultimately, it is up to individual operators to decide which protocol is “the best” for their application, a decision based on business and operational—as well as technical—reasons.

Read the whole thing here.

Posted in ON THE NET, WRITTEN
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