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PodSnacks: Datagram Networks

Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Some time ago, Mark gave you a run down of the concept of a virtual circuit . I suppose it's long past time we complete the matched set, so today, Paul will tell you about the other type of packet network, the datagram network. You can listen to (or Read More...

PodSnacks: Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Our series on routing protocols concludes as we explore a hybrid routing protocol from Cisco. Michel takes you through a description of the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol . You can listen to (or download) the PodSnack by clicking here , or Read More...

PodSnacks: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

Posted Friday, June 13, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Our series on routing protocols continues as we explore a link state routing protocol. Today, Michel and Trevor give you a fairly solid description of the Open Shortest Path First . You can listen to (or download) the PodSnack by clicking here , or you Read More...

PodSnacks: Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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In our continuing series on routing protocols , we move on to a vintage distance vector routing protocol. Today, Michel and Trevor give you a fairly solid description of the Routing Information Protocol . You can listen to (or download) the PodSnack by Read More...

PodSnacks: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

Posted Monday, June 09, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Recently, Mark and Trevor gave you definitions of interior and exterior routing protocols . We then looked at two broad classes of routing protocols: distance vector and link state . Today, Michel and Trevor give you a high-level description of the exterior Read More...

PodSnacks: Link State Routing Protocols (LSRP)

Posted Friday, June 06, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Last Friday, in our continuing series on routing protocols , we discussed distance vector routing protocols . The second major class of routing protocols is the link state routing protocol . Today, Michel and Trevor are going to talk to you about this Read More...

PodSnacks: Distance Vector Routing Protocols (DVRP)

Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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In our continuing series on routing protocols , we now shift to two broad classifications of routing protocols that are based on what the routing protocol includes in its update and where it sends that update. Today, Michel and Trevor are going to talk Read More...

PodSnacks: Exterior vs. Interior Gateway Protocols

Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Some time ago, we did a PodSnack on routing protocols . Since then, we've received a few requests to expand on various routing protocols, so we're going to set out, over the next few days, to classify routing protocols and then provider summaries Read More...

PodSnacks: Link State Database (LSDB)

Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Enough of the basics! For today, we're going to give the more technically oriented members of our audience a little something to chew on. Our topic today comes from the world of routing , specifically, OSPF . We're going to talk about a construct Read More...

PodSnack: The Routing Hierarchy

Posted Friday, April 11, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Recently, Michel and Trevor walked you through the routing-related concept of an administrative distance. At the conclusion, they made reference to routing hierarchies, and promised to cover it in another PodSnack. We'll, today's the day. Pull Read More...

PodSnacks: Administrative Distance (Routing)

Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Today we're going to spend a bit of time with a concept associated with routing and somewhat associated with routing protocols . The concept for today is administrative distance . To a router, an administrative distance is a measure of trust. If the Read More...

PodSnacks: Routers vs. Layer 3 Switches

Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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The role of a router is relatively simple: it routes packets and operates at Layer 3 of the OSI Reference Model . This industry, however, is never content to leave anything simple. Enter the Layer 3 switch to muddy the waters. In today's PodSnack, Read More...

PodSnacks: Regional Internet Registry

Posted Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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It is very important that every device connected to the Internet have a unique address. If there is any address duplication, the network will become confused and packets will not get to their destination. To ensure this, a hierarchical addressing authority Read More...

PodSnacks: BGP and YouTube

Posted Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 1 Comments
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YouTube recently had an outage that was related to Pakistan. Sound a bit odd? It's also a good story to understand a little bit about routing in the Internet and how it can go wrong. Basically, in an effort to prevent Pakistanis from being able to Read More...

PodSnacks: Routing Protocols

Posted Monday, February 25, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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We've been discussing IP addressing issues (among other things), so why not spend a bit more time in Layer 3 ? Today's subject is related to routers , and the key to their intelligence: the routing protocol . Michel will take you through the basic Read More...
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