Configuration templates with Jinja2

ByOsama AboelfathOct 26, 20214 min read

Automation everywhere It happened so fast, network automation is everywhere in every context. One of the core functions of network automation is the ability to build and generate configurations. This only can happen with pre-defined models and templates. I assume…

Code/Script testing methods

ByOsama AboelfathFeb 15, 20212 min read

In the era of Network automation and DevOps, it became important not only to code, but also to test our code and make sure it can successfully operate and gives guaranteed results, certainly, we can achieve that by using defined…

Extending layer 2 between two VPC pairs

ByOsama AboelfathSep 10, 20204 min read

As you might already know, VPC or Virtual Port Channel- is a multi-chassis enabling feature by Cisco, available on Nexus platforms. This protocol was needed to overcome the drawbacks of the spanning tree and make all resources useable. I am…

OSPF Down-bit and Capability vrf-lite

ByOsama AboelfathDec 10, 20133 min read

This topic is not only to understand what is the OSPF Down-bit or Capability vrf-lite feature, but the main purpose of this article is to eliminate a common confusion caused to many scouts specially those who are/were preparing for CCIE…

IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol

ByOsama AboelfathSep 5, 20136 min read

The Neighbor Discovery Protocol (ND) is described in RFC 4861 as a protocol in the internet protocol suite operates in the link-layer of the internet module and used by IPv6 to achieve some functions. NDP actually defines a set of…


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The Neighbor Discovery Protocol (ND) is described in RFC 4861 as a protocol in the internet protocol suite operates in the link-layer of the internet module and used by IPv6…

OSPF Type-4 LSA

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ByOsama AboelfathAug 1, 20134 min read

The importance of this article lies in why do the ABR (Area Boarder Routers) need to originate a new type of LSA (Link State Advertisements) side to side to Type-5…

L2VPN Interworking

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ByOsama AboelfathJul 21, 20132 min read

The subject of this topic is divided into two parts L2VPN & Interworking, Starting with the first part “L2VPN” we are not going deeply with the L2VPN architecture but in…

Multi-VRF Selection

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ByAbdullah MedhatJun 30, 20135 min read

While searching for a solution for a problem that I was facing a week ago, I stumbled upon this feature “Multi-VRF selection”, only the name was enough to make curious…

Understanding policy-map – police (bc) and (be) parameters

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While i was working in packet loss issue with one of our customers i found the below results:First we need to know what (bc) and (be) values are using for:Policing uses…

Q-in-Q At A Glance

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In service provider networks, Ethernet technology is taking over ATM technology, and the demand of VLANs is increasing by the increase of the service provider customer being served. The VLAN-ID…

IS-IS TLV Concept

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TLV stands for (Type Length Value) and it is a Variable-Length field appended to the IS-IS PDUs and gives the IS-IS a lot of capabilities. IS-IS was not designed to…

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