Routing in Dense Topologies What's All the Fuss?
A recent surge in interest in datacenter routing has instigated a flurry of activity in the IETF and other standards bodies and in the community at large. Datacent …
| Talk Title | Routing in Dense Topologies What's All the Fuss? |
| Speakers | Christian Martin, Arista Networks |
| Conference | NANOG74 |
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| Location | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Date | Oct 1 2018 - Oct 3 2018 |
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| Slides | Talk Slides |
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A recent surge in interest in datacenter routing has instigated a flurry of activity in the IETF and other standards bodies and in the community at large. Datacenters have of late been leveraging BGP for underlay routing, largely due to Link State IGP flooding and scaling concerns, and in order to better control policy. This talk aims to outline the various approaches and their individual aims, potential benefits, and possible drawbacks. The goal is to inform the community of the state of play in this exciting area.
