Segment Routing simplifies MPLS for the network operator – but not for the developer.…
Methods of steering traffic into MPLS and Segment Routing LSP is one of the least standardized and most confusing parts of traffic engineering.…
Since exploring the EPE basics, now it’s time to understand the building blocks of the solution.…
Egress Peer Engineering extends regular BGP policies to provide more flexibility.…
Segment Routing allows the network operator to deploy Traffic Engineering even with the most basic routers that support the bare minimum of features.…
Segment Routing was supposed to make MPLS easier and give more power to network operators. Sadly, vendors decided to make it harder by selling weird protocols and over-engineered controller bloatware.…
MPLS is such a user-friendly technology it needs a special label that does nothing.
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MPLS or Anycast Routing – for a long time, you had to choose one. Segment Routing allows you to have both.…
In highload cloud networks there is so much traffic that even 100G/400G port speeds do not suffice, so sharing the load over multiple links is the only feasible solution.
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Fast convergence after failures has always been an important part of ISP network design.
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