MPLS in a Full Mesh Core with Dual Homed CE Routers
We’re making a fairly substantial change to our core network in the New Year. It’s seeing us move from a flat, L3 routed network to an MPLS fabric. This option was chosen over VRF...
Tagged: networking
Single vs Multi Channel Architectures for WiFi
Almost every area of IT has its holy wars. Whether it’s processors and AMD vs Intel vs ARM, GPU with AMD vs NVidia or even operating systems with Linux, Windows and even BSD in...
Virtualizing the Campus Network
I’ll be the first to admit that I never really intended to be talking about in-depth networking topics when I started this blog a few years back. However, that’s been where a lot of...
Some Experiments in OpenStack
As a little side project, I’ve been toying with OpenStack to replace ESXi on a couple of old servers I’ve got in a lab. Now that it’s up and running, I must say I’m...
Protecting that Web Stream with QoS on Cisco ADSL Routers
If you’ve got a broadcast critical web stream to worry about, prioritising it ahead of all other web traffic is an important job. I’ve seen a number of approaches to it over the years. The...