BGP Peering in the Real World

By Russ | 11 April 2019 | Comments Off on BGP Peering in the Real World

In this Network Collective Community Roundtable, we’re joined by Tom Ammon and Marijana Novakovic to talk about BGP peering in the real world. Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

History of Networking: OpenConfig with Anees Shaikh and Rob Shakir

By Russ | 2 April 2019 | Comments Off on History of Networking: OpenConfig with Anees Shaikh and Rob Shakir

OpenConfig is an effort amongst many cooperative network operators to define vender-neutral data models for configuring and managing networks programatically. In this episode we talk with Anees Shaikh and Rob Shakir about the roots of the OpenConfig project and where it’s at currently. Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By…

History of the Cisco CLI

By Russ | 19 March 2019 | Comments Off on History of the Cisco CLI

Terry Slattery and Rob Widmar join Donald and I to talk about the history of one of the most ubiquitous elements of network engineering, the Cisco CLI. Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Bridging the Gap

By Russ | 12 March 2019 |

Mike Bushong and Denise Donohue join Eyvonne, Jordan, and I to discuss the gap between network engineering and “the business,” and give us some thoughts on bridging it. Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

History of Networking: George Swallow on MPLS/TE

By Russ | 5 March 2019 | Comments Off on History of Networking: George Swallow on MPLS/TE

Traffic engineering (TE) is one of the most complex technologies used in large scale networks today. George Swallow joins us for a look at how and why TE was invented, and where some of the ideas came from. Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Implications of 5G

By Russ | 26 February 2019 | Comments Off on Implications of 5G

My friends from ECI join the Network Collective to discuss 5G—well worth listening to for an understanding of 5G from a wired network perspective. Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

History of Networking: The Grandfather of the Internet

By Russ | 19 February 2019 | Comments Off on History of Networking: The Grandfather of the Internet

Dave Farber, the Grandfather of the Internet, joins Donald and I on the History of Networking at the Network Collective. Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The Value of Certifications

By Russ | 14 February 2019 | Comments Off on The Value of Certifications

On this episode of the Network Collective, we are talking about the value of certifications. Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

History of Networking: ILNP with Saleem Bhatti

By Russ | 5 February 2019 | Comments Off on History of Networking: ILNP with Saleem Bhatti

Using a single IP address to provide both identity and location information can create challenges and inefficiencies in network design. In this History of Networking episode, we sit down with Saleem Bhatti to talk about the history of ILNP and IP mobility to see how this tech aims to resolve this challenge. Outro Music: Danger…

Network Collective: Peering with Providers

By Russ | 29 January 2019 | Comments Off on Network Collective: Peering with Providers

In this episode of the Network Collective Community Roundtable, the panel discusses the nuances of getting your organization connected to the internet. Is it as simple as connecting a cable and calling it a day, or is there more to think about when designing your Internet edge? Joining the Network Collective team for this conversation…