Learn Juniper and Cisco networking – with jokes!
Container LSPs let us automatically create MPLS LSPs when we need them, and tear them down when we don’t. We can automate load-balancing, and keep the state in our network to a minimum. It’s really nice! Click here to read all about them, in the third and final part of this series on MPLS bandwidth, and automating our network to get the most out of it.
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Setting RSVP bandwidth reservations automatically is very prone to error. Luckily, there’s a better way: we can automate the whole thing using the Junos auto-bandwidth command. Let’s take a look at some cool new Juniper config!
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RSVP lets us create LSPs that reserve bandwidth in advance. And that’s exactly what this three-part blog post series is all about! In this first post we’re going to learn how we combine bandwidth and priorities to get the most out of the bandwidth in our network. Click here for good times!
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If you’re an ISP running Juniper, it’s essential that you allow MPLS Self-Ping. If you don’t… weird things happen. Click to find out more!
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Subscriber Management is a real dark art. Not many folks know it. And yet, it’s essential for ISPs offering xDSL and fibre connectivity. This Juniper course taught me a lot about it. Click to find out more!
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The independent-domain command is a little-known but big-useful command. Let’s see how we can use it in Junos to tunnel localpref info from one VPN customer site to another!
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If you leave IS-IS to its default config, you could cause something big to impact your network! And chances are, even if you think you know what that impact is, you might not have worked out the whole story. Click here to read the lesson I learned in my lab!
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I recently hosted a webcast for Juniper, to help folks studying for the JNCIS-SP exam. Give this a read to find out some cool study tips!
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In this post we use both Cisco IOS and Juniper Junos config to see the difference between route-distinguishers and route-targets in MPLS VPNs. Why do we need both of them? Click here to find out!
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In Part 2 of this series we look at how you make configuration changes in Junos – and how you can very easily scrap your changes without doing any damage o your network. Very clean!
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