Understanding BGP Convergence
Introduction BGP (see [0]) is the de-facto protocol used for Inter-AS connectivity nowadays. Even though it is commonly accepted that BGP protocol design is far from being ideal and there have been...
View ArticlePerforming Access-List Computation and Route Summarization Using ACL Manager
Problem Statement A popular task in CCIE-level scenarios requires creating an access-list matching a set of prefixes using the minimum number of access-list entries. Typically, such scenarios were...
View ArticleGetting the most out of your Graded Labs CCIE rack rental session
This is a short publication to help you get started with Graded Labs Racks Rentals for CCIE Routing and Switching. We often see people having repeating issues when renting the rack time, so this is...
View ArticleAnnouncing INE’s CCDE Practical Bootcamp
INE is happy to announce a new class dedicated to the recently introduced Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) certification. The first CCDE Practical Bootcamp is to be run on May 1-5th in Chicago,...
View ArticleUnderstanding Inter-Area Loop Prevention Caveats in OSPF Protocol
This document is presented as a series of Questions and Answers, discussing various aspects of OSPF protocol designed to prevent inter-area routing loops and related issues. The discussion covers ABR...
View ArticleINE’s CCDE Bootcamp Demo
The CCDE bootcamp is coming shortly on May 1st, and we would like to provide some information to those of you who have already registered for the class or considering to join us. The class will go for...
View ArticleCongratulations to Rock Bassole, CCIE Routing and Switching #28657!
The whole INE team is happy to congratulate Rock Bassole, CCIE #28657! It was my personal pleasure to meet Rock in our CCIE R&S Bootcamps, and I’m glad to see him getting the so well-deserved CCIE...
View ArticleUnderstanding Single-Rate and Dual-Rate Traffic Policing
This blog post reviews and compares two most common types of traffic contracts – single rate and dual-rate agreements and their respective implementations using single-rate and dual-rate (two-rate)...
View ArticleCongratulations to Ahmet Gokhan Yalcin, CCIE Security #28711!
We are happy to congratulate our student, Ahmet Gokhan Yalcin on obtaining his prestigious CCIE Security certification! It is my personal pleasure to congratulate Ahmet, after meeting him in our CCIE...
View ArticleUnderstanding static multicast routes
In this short article we’ll take a look at Cisco IOS static multicast routes (mroutes) and the way they are used for RPF information selection. Multicast routing using PIM is not based on propagation...
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