When it comes to keeping tabs on networks, we’ve got two heavy hitters: NetFlow and packet capture. They are both...
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BGP Route Leak prevention and detection via roles in UPDATE and OPEN Messages – RFC 9234
RFC 9234 introduces a novel mechanism that leverages the BGP Role to prevent and detect route leaks. BGP leaks occur...
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DDoS Amplification Attacks
A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is an attack in which the multiple compromised devices attack a target...
BGP/MPLS Layer 3 VPNs Practical Configuration
In our previous blog article we’ve discussed the benefits and the fundamental principles of BGP/MPLS L3 VPNs. We have...
Tier 1 carrier performance report: February, 2018
The report is presented in a slightly different form from the previous ones....
BGP / MPLS Layer 3 VPNs
What is VPN? Virtual Private Networks (VPN) are designed to provide users with the private networks capabilities over...
Segment Routing and the SRv6 Network Programming
IPv6 Addressing The Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) adoption is growing at pace. According to Google statistics,...
Tier 1 carrier performance report: January, 2018
The report covers broadly used Tier 1 carriers performance results in the US and the general spread for the month of...
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) Congestion Control
Network congestion may occur when a sender overflows the network with too many packets. At the time of congestion, the...
Intent-based Networking explained
The Intent-based Networking (IBN) concept is actively being discussed by IT professionals over the last few months. It...
Tier 1 carrier performance report: December, 2017
The presented analysis is based on more than 900 million successful probes that span the entire month. All data is...
The variability of Internet Traffic
Internet traffic has a wide range of variability at all times. However, the fourth quarter of the year typically...
Networking and the White Box Solutions
The recently published AT&T white paper "Towards an Open, Disaggregated Network Operating System" shows the...
Tier 1 carrier performance report: November, 2017
Disclaimer*: The data presented in this report card is intended for information purposes only and is not to be...
Internet of Things and BGP
The Internet of Things (IoT) attracts huge public attention nowadays. It is a network of interconnected physical...
Tier 1 carrier performance report: October, 2017
Disclaimer*: The data presented in this report card is intended for information purposes only and is not to be...
BGP and Cryptocurrencies
What is Cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is a digital asset that works as a medium of exchange. It uses cryptography to...
IPv10 – a Joke or a Serious RFC Draft?
Recently, a new Internet draft - Internet Protocol Version 10 (IPv10) attracted attention of network enthusiasts....
Tier 1 carrier performance report: September, 2017
Disclaimer*: The data presented in this report card is intended for information purposes only and is not to be...
BGP in Large-Scale Data Centers
Large-scale data centers (DCs) connect hundreds of thousands or even more servers, having millions of users....
Tier 1 carrier performance report: August, 2017
The current report covers widely used Tier 1 carriers performance results in the US for the month of August 2017. Rare...
BGP LLDP Peer Discovery
Just like with the other routing protocols such as OSPF or EIGRP, BGP speaking routers first need to become neighbors...
Tier 1 carrier performance report: July, 2017
The current report covers widely used Tier 1 carriers performance results in the US for the month of July 2017. Rare...
