In this Short Take, Russ compares overlays and service meshes/service fabrics as they relate to network engineering as well as identifying where each might be used. Russ White The post Short Take – Service Fabrics appeared first on Network Collective ....
Kilnam Chon is credited as being largely responsible for bringing the Internet to Asia. In this episode we talk with Professor Chon about his experiences in the early days of the Internet and about his role in bringing the second country in the world, South Korea, onto the global network. Kilnam Chon Guest Russ White Host Donald Sharp Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3...
In this Network Collective Short Take, Russ White and Tom Ammon talk through different types of Internet peering and how they are used. Russ White Host Tom Ammon Guest The post Short Take – Peering and Resources in the DFZ appeared first on Network Collective .
We’re going back to our roots here at Network Collective and that means we’re going to be spending more time chatting and less time with agendas. In this episode we discuss Russ’s impression of ONUG 2019 in Dallas, the team’s take on solving problems in a meeting, the value of meetings in general, and the slow but steady rise of SDN adoption in the enterprise. Jordan Martin Host Eyvonne Sharp Host Russ White Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative C...
In this Short Take, Russ White and Tom Ammon chat about use of BGP communities in the default free zone. Russ White Host Tom Ammon Guest The post Short Take – BGP Communities In The DFZ appeared first on Network Collective .
Luca Martini joins Network Collective to talk about his involvement in the creation and evolution of pseudowires in networking. Luca Martini Guest Russ White Host Donald Sharp Host 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 post History Of Networking – Pseudowires – Luca Martini appeared first on Network Collective ....
GDPR, the European data protection regulation that went into effect last year, was put into place to protect EU citizens from the misuse of their identifying personal information. While a positive step forward for many, it has had some unintended consequences for fundamental Internet systems and services. In this episode we take a look at how GDPR and Internet privacy regulation effects the Internet. Dave Piscatello Guest Brian Honan Guest Russ White Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (inco...
In this Network Collective Short Take, Russ shares some best practice around NTP. Russ White The post Short Take – NTP Best Practices appeared first on Network Collective .
Nathaniel Borenstein is credited with being the primary author of MIME, empowering multimedia to be sent via email. In this History of Networking episode Nathaniel joins us to talk about his story and how this protocol came to be. Nathaniel Borenstein Guest Russ White Host Donald Sharp Host 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 post History Of Networking – MIME – Nathan...
Many tools we use in our work lives have customizations available that most simply don’t even look in to. In this Short Take, Russ makes the case for tool customization and how it can make you more efficient in your day to day tasks. Russ White The post Short Take – Customizing Your World appeared first on Network Collective ....
Mentorship can have a significant impact on early career development and in this episode we sit down to talk about what you can expect from the mentorship process, how to find a mentor, and how to be a mentor. We would like to thank Cumulus Networks for sponsoring this episode of Network Collective. Cumulus Networks makes networking software for the open, modern data center. It’s the only open networking software that allows you to affordably build and efficiently operate your network like the w...
In this Short Take, Russ discusses a couple tools we have in the network for DDoS mitigations and explores some of the reasons they may not be as pervasively used as we would like. Russ White The post Short Take – Flowspec and BCP38 appeared first on Network Collective ....
In this History of Networking episode David Oran joins us to talk about his involvement in the history of DECnet while on the team that designed it at Digital Equipment Corporation. David also was a contributor in the creation of IS-IS as well as contributing to many other significant networking projects in his distinguished career. David Oran Guest Russ White Host Donald Sharp Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Lice...
In this Network Collective Short Take, Matt Oswalt joins us to talk about the value of network reliability engineering and the unique approach Juniper is taking to empower engineers to learn the tools and techniques of automation with NRE Labs. Thank you to Juniper Networks for sponsoring today’s episode and supporting the content we’re creating here at Network Collective. If you would like to take the next steps in your automation journey, NRE Labs is a no-strings-attached resource to help you ...
Internet BGP Peering relationships are a complicated mix of competing and complimentary motivations. In this Network Collective Community Roundtable we dive in to the world of public BGP peering to discuss how it works in the real world and when it might make sense for your organization to consider getting involved as well. We would like to thank Cumulus Networks for sponsoring this episode of Network Collective. Cumulus Networks makes networking software for the open, modern data center. It’s t...
DNS servers tend to be large and powerful machines with asymmetric traffic patterns. This leads to them being excellent tool for DDoS amplification attacks. In this Short Take, Russ takes a look at how DNS amplification works and some of the mitigating factors that can be taken to reduce the risk. Russ White The post Short Take – DNS Challenge And Response appeared first on Network Collective ....
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. Anees Shaikh Guest Rob Shakir Guest Russ White Host Donald Sharp Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.or...
In this Network Collective Short Take, Russ shares his thoughts on the practical and economical motivators for open source software and how reality is likely somewhat different from perception. Russ White The post Short Take – Open Source appeared first on Network Collective ....
Many routing experts believe that segment routing provides significant advantages over MPLS, and more specifically MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE). In this episode we take a look at some of the foundational concepts used in segment routing and some of the differentiators between it and MPLS. Resources: RFC 8402 – Segment Routing Architecture IETF Draft – Segment Routing with MPLS Data Plane IETF Draft – Segment Routing interworking with LDP IETF Draft – PCEP Extensions for Segment Routing IET...
Terry Slattery and Rob Widmer played a significant role in the creation of the Cisco CLI, which has been the industry standard for networking CLIs ever since. In this History of Networking episode we talk to Terry and Rob about the history of how the Cisco CLI came to be and get the story on how the decisions were made that made the CLI what it is today. Terry Slattery Guest Rob Widmer Guest Russ White Host Donald Sharp Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed unde...
Last month, Networking Field Day 20 happened in Silicon Valley and our very own Jordan Martin attended the event as a delegate. In this Off the Cuff episode of Network Collective, we sit down with some of the other delegates at NFD20 and talk about our impressions of the event’s general themes and presentations. The vendors who presented at the event were: Netrounds Kemp Technologies Juniper Networks Nokia SnapRoute Nyansa Extreme Networks VMware Fortinet PathSolutions 128 Technology To find out...
Historically, engineers and practitioners have had a hard time communicating IT’s value to business leadership. This gap between IT and the business will present even greater challenges as businesses grow to depend on their networks and systems for even more strategic advantage. In this episode we explore some of the reasons why this gap exists and discuss some potential things you can do to help bridge the gap between IT engineering and business leadership. We would like to thank Cumulus Networ...
In and industry where technology seems to change overnight sometimes, how should you decide what you should and shouldn’t invest time in? Are there techniques you can use to optimize navigating technology change? In this Short Take, Russ shares his take on how you should analyze new technologies and intelligently approach new tech to not be ahead or behind of the curve. Russ White The post Short Take – Navigating Technology Change appeared first on Network Collective ....
George Swallow is an early and significant contributor to MPLS Traffic Engineering. In this History of Networking episode, we sit down with George to talk about his involvement in MPLS-TE, how it developed, and some of the challenges along the way. George Swallow Guest Russ White Host Donald Sharp Host 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 post History Of Networking – M...
In this Short Take, Russ discusses what DNS CAA records are and theorizes how their more pervasive use could nearly mitigate MITM HTTPS interception in the wild. Russ White The post Short Take – CAA Records and Site Security appeared first on Network Collective ....
After years of lofty promises concerning the next generation of cellular technology, Network Collective sits down with Hayim Porat and Andreas Hegers from ECI to break down the hype and understand the true implications of 5g networks. We would like to thank VIAVI Solutions for sponsoring this episode of Network Collective. VIAVI Solutions is an application and network management industry leader focusing on end-user experience by providing products that optimize performance and speed problem reso...
In this Network Collective Short Take, Russ White shares what a long-tail denial of service attack is and why network engineers need to be thinking about them when designing their networks. Russ White The post Short Take – Long-Tail DoS Attacks appeared first on Network Collective ....
Dave Farber was a significant contributor to many early networking technologies that developed into the Internet that we know today. In this History of Networking episode we sit down to talk with Dave about his many contributions to computer networking. Dave Farber Guest Russ White Host Donald Sharp Host 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 post History Of Networking –...
The spectre and meltdown vulnerabilities took advantage of deficiencies in processor caching mechanisms. In this Network Collective Short Take, Russ White talks through how these attacks work and what further implications there may be in speculative processor cacheing. Russ White The post Short Take – Cache Covert Channel appeared first on Network Collective ....
IT Certifications. Do you have one? Should you get one? Which certifications should you pursue? How much of your life should you turn over to certification study? Join the Network Collective team as we chat with Tom Hollingsworth and Jed Casey about the value of certifications. We would like to thank VIAVI Solutions for sponsoring this episode of Network Collective. VIAVI Solutions is an application and network management industry leader focusing on end-user experience by providing products that...
