Running and building a regional provider network is a challenging proposition. When your network is your profit center, every decision is made through a different lens. Add a global pandemic on top and you’re certainly going to walk away with a few lessons learned. In this episode we talk with Marek Isalski about his experiences building and operating a regional provider network in the UK.
Show Notes
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- Faelix Overview
- How did Faelix get started?
- What services does Faelix offer?
- How many people are on your team?
- Move from Mikrotik to VyOS
- Motivated by a few factors, including CVE-2018-19299
- Using NetBox as a single source of truth
- How do we do logical topology stuff, like OSPF, BGP, in netbox?
- Have open-sourced our project for mixing saltstack + netbox + vyos
- Recent bugs encountered:
- FRR (RPKI crash in early 2020)
- FRR (ospfv3 crash in late 2020)
- Intel i40e NIC drivers (late 2020)
- Standing up three new POPs in the height of travel restrictions of 2020
- Presentations/Recordings
- UKNOF:
- NetMCR: Networkers in & around the Manchester
- etc…
- Faelix Overview
Links
Marek Isalski
Guest
Tony Efantis
Host
Jordan Martin
Host
Outro Music:
Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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