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Closing the Network Performance Monitoring Gap and Achieving Full Network Visibility

Kentik

That assumption worked in a traditional scenario when monolithic applications meant that there were relatively few points in the network where the LAN met the WAN and important communication was happening. But cloud realities break that assumption. There are way more connectivity points that matter. routers and switches).

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BGP Routing Tutorial Series: Part 3

Kentik

So for now, let’s assume that all neighbors must be on a LAN interface (Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, FDDI). In our next installment we’ll be looking at what to keep in mind when configuring BGP, as well as topics such as route withdrawal, route flaps, route selection, load balancing, and BGP metrics.