OpenConfig Interfaces - Some Examples

         imported      Code · Tech · Work · ISP · IETF · python · OpenConfig · YANG

I’ve talked a little on this site before about what we’re trying to achieve with OpenConfig. However, one of the observations that it’s easy to make is that YANG models alone don’t really achieve anything in terms of making the network more programmable. To make the network more programmable, we need to have tooling that helps us create instances of those modules, manipulate them, and then serialise the into a format that can be used to transmit data that conforms to the model to a device.

RFC5218, RSVP-TE and Segment Routing.

         imported      Tech · MPLS · RSVP · MPLS_TE · IETF · Presentations · SR

After my presentation at UKNOF on SR, Mark Townsley asked me whether I'd be interested in presenting to his class at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, around the thinking (from an ops perspective) of delivering the 5218 concept of "net positive value" through the SR technology, and how the existing protocols that are available might measure up against the criteria that 5218 gives us to consider. We managed to co-ordinate logistics, and I presented to INF566 on Wednesday afternoon, which was a really cool experience. It's always nice to see how networking is taught, and hear from students in such a high-ranking uni. I've included the slides below for posterity - Mark filmed the presentation, so perhaps there'll be video at some point in the future!

Speed of Internet Innovation.

         imported      Blitherings · Tech · Thoughts

A question that came up at an event I was at yesterday: How will the time between the first (commercial) deployment of a telephony service, and a regulated universal service obligation for telephony compare to that of the time between the first (commercial) Internet services being deployed and a USO for IP connectivity (e.g., Broadband)?

Based on this, is the cycle time of the telephony regulatory bodies, and mechanisms through which changes are implemented within these bodies suitable for Internet services?

Answers on a postcard please. 

Some Initial Thoughts on the Software-Defined Network (SDN).

         imported      Tech · MPLS · MPLS_TE · IETF · SDN · Thoughts

At one of the Ericsson R&D days, Professor Scott Shenker - who's an academic at the University of California in Berkeley, presented on a concept that he calls the "software defined network'. Now, if you haven't seen the presentation - it's definitely worth watching (it's on YouTube, here), and provides quite an engaging look at the problem of network scaling from the perspective of academia, and especially in terms of a comparison to the more rigorous disciplines of computer science, like OS design.

Progress with Error Handling for BGP

         imported      Tech · BGP · IETF · Presentations

It's been quite a while since I updated this blog, very lax of me, sorry!

The lack of updates appears more indicative of how busy I appear to have been since presenting the error handling draft work at NANOG (which looks to be the last post!). Since January, I've presented at the IETF in Prague, and then again in Québec City - particularly on a number of aspects of the work that I've been documenting here for some time!

NANOG 51 Presentation

         imported      Tech · LINX · BGP · IETF · UKNOF · Presentations · NANOG

The video from the presentation I gave a NANOG, LINX and UKNOF has now been posted. You can find the video at the following URL - NANOG 51: BGP Error Handling or by clicking on the image below. The full slide deck is also on this site - here.

BGP Error Handling - Developing an Operator-Led Approach in the IETF

         imported      Tech · ISP · BGP · IETF · Presentations · UKNOF

As I presented at UKNOF 18, I have now written an Internet-Draft to address the requirements of Network Operators for how BGP should handle errors in UPDATE messages. The draft can be found on the IETF site, and I'm currently seeking opinions as to whether this reflects the an operational consensus! If you're an Operator (DFZ, MSE or otherwise), it would be great to hear from you!

I'll be presenting the draft at NANOG 51 in Miami on Tuesday - if you're there, feel free to ping me!

LINX71 - 100GE in the Lab

         imported      Tech · Work · ISP · Presentations

I spoke at LINX71 about the testing that we (C&W) have been doing in the lab with 100GigE - we got a pre-production card and hence had a look at the technology for real. Thanks to LINX, the presentation video can be seen by clicking on the image below.

Once again, however, whatever LINX use as a presentation laptop didn't render my slides properly - even though I'd submitted PDF too! Hence the slides can be found on this site.

BGP Error Handling and Enhancements Post IETF-79

         imported      Tech · Work · BGP · IETF

With IETF 79 happening last week - I think one of the great things that's coming out of the IDR work leading up to the meeting has been that quite a few drafts have been written around the requirements that exist in BGP for better error handling. I've been vocal about this before, of course, so it's not that surprising that I'm (yet again) banging the drum for this cause, however, we are getting somewhere finally. To that end, I was wanting to air some views on a couple of the drafts that either have benefits to the operational community, or don't quite hit the mark.

Cycling Video

         imported      Tech · Cycling

Checking out a few videos that people have linked me to recently I thought that this piece was amazing - really great speed. It also looks like the 5D and 7D are really quite awesome at doing 60fps HD! The video presentation over at vimeo is really cool too!

PUSH PULL from Landis Fields on Vimeo.