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Pavel Bykov

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Intent Verification | Network Diagrams

Keeping the L2 switching domains stable

Many problems in the current Ethernet layer 2 switched networks can come as a result of the behavior of the Spanning Tree Protocol and its derivatives. Its fail-open nature can render large parts of the network belonging to the same switching domain unusable. There are hints in STP operation before the major disruption happens which could be used as early warnings.

Pavel Bykov

13 min read

Network Documentation

Live Network Documentation

Not only network documentation takes a lot of time and effort to create, but it also becomes outdated as soon as you hit save and seems to always require an update at the time you need it most. So how can you document your network effectively?

Pavel Bykov

13 min read

Intent Verification | Network Diagrams

Evaluating network performance using loss and topology awareness

Monitoring loss in a specific flow or service is precise but has a number of inherent disadvantages, such as that it must be explicitly provisioned, that the resulting measurement only tells information about a single service path, and that there is no specific information of where the loss occurred or what caused it.

Pavel Bykov

13 min read

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