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Preview: Networking Field Day Exclusive with Aruba (HPE) – The 8400 core switch
Back to Silicon Valley! As a network type, it’s hard not to be excited when heading to a Networking Field Day event. I joined then NFD club by attending NFD14 and have been hooked ever since. Not...
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Cisco to MikroTik – command translation – OSPF
In the world of network engineering, learning a new syntax for a NOS can be overwhelming if you need a specific set of config in a short timeframe. The command structure for RouterOS can be a bit...
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WISP Design – Building Highly Available VPLS for Public Subnets
What is VPLS? Virtual Private LAN Service or VPLS is a Layer 2 overlay or tunnel that allows for the encapsulation of ethernet frames (with or without VLAN tags) over an MPLS network....
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PPPoE High Availability Design – Incorporating Multiple Access...
Background: One of the most widely used protocols for authentication of user connections is PPPoE (or Point-to-Point over Ethernet). Traditionally, PPPoE was used in DSL deployments but became one of...
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Cisco to MikroTik – MPLS
About the Cisco to MikroTik series One of the hardest things to do quickly in network engineering, is learn a new syntax for a NOS. Especially if you have a tight deadline and need to stand up...
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WISP Design – OSPF “Leapfrog” path for traffic engineering
Introduction One challenge that every WISP owner or operator has faced is how to leverage unused bandwidth on a backup path to generate more revenue. For networks that have migrated to MPLS and BGP,...
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StubArea51.net has a whitebox/disaggregated networking Facebook group!
We have a Facebook group! If you’re into whitebox, disaggregated or commodity networking, come join the StubArea51.net Facebook group! All network geeks are welcome Whitebox/Disaggregated Networking...
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ISP Design – Building production MPLS networks with IP Infusion’s OcNOS.
Moving away from incumbent network vendors One of the challenges service providers have faced in the last decade is lowering the cost per port or per MB while maintaining the same level of...
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The one thing private equity firms typically overlook when funding startup...
. Funding a new WISP There are a number of ways to fund a startup Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP), but the two we most commonly see as network engineering consultants at IP ArchiTechs are...
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MikroTik ISP Design: Building an 802.1q trunk between sites using VPLS and S-tag
Use Case ISPs that use MikroTik are always looking for new ways to deliver services to customers and expand their offerings. Delivering Layer 2 at scale for customers is a design challenge that comes...
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