Learn Juniper and Cisco networking – with jokes!
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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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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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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Hey there: this is part 3 in my series on hub-and-spoke MPLS VPNs! In this post we see the dangers of commands like as-override and independent-domain – and then, we see how to fix the problems they cause. Strap in!
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There’s a few different ways of configuring a hub-and-spoke MPLS VPN. In this blog post we learn all about the “one interface” approach. Whether you’re an architect or a student of the JNCIE, you’ll want to know this one inside out!
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Hub-and-Spoke VPNs work a little differently than your regular full-mesh MPLS VPN. Want to learn the extra config required for this unique topology? Then click this post for some good learning!
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In this third and final post on Interprovider Option C, we replace LDP with RSVP. Plus, we see the impact of putting BGP-LU in Juniper’s inet.0 table. Put your science hat on, and click here!
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In Part 2 of this series we take a look at the label stack in Interprovider Option C. Plus, we look at the use case, and compare it to Option B. Plus: win a trillion pounds! (Not true)
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The first in a three-part series explaining Interprovider Option C on Juniper routers! In this post: what is it, and how is it configured? Click here to obtain that 420-69 IQ you’ve always dreamed of.
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