The Hedge

Nov 15 2024 50 ep. 44 mins 245
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A wide ranging network engineering podcast. The Hedge covers technology to life as a network engineer, Internet wide issues to small scale networks.

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Hedge 250: Reacting to the Hype

Nov 15 2024 36 mins  
It's roundtable time! Tom, Eyvonne, and Russ discuss several different topics, including the broader market implications for the changes going on at Broadcom and VMWare, balancing the cloud (they float!), reacting to the hype, and whether IP addresses will even be important in ten years. https://media.blubrry.com/hedge/content.blubrry.com/hedge/hedge-250.mp3 download

Hedge 249: FR Routing Update

Nov 01 2024 40 mins  
Alistair Woodman joins Tom and Russ to talk about the current state of the FR Routing open source routing stack project. Like all software projects, FR Routing has entered a bit of a "middle phase," with a focus on maintenance and stability rather than new features and protocols.   https://media.blubrry.com/hedge/content.blubrry.com/hedge/hedge-249.mp3   download

Hedge 248: Procrastination

Oct 25 2024 33 mins  
Do you procrastinate too much? I know I do. Why do we procrastinate, and what strategies can we use to stop it? Terry Kim joins Eyvonne Sharp and Russ White to consider procrastination.   https://media.blubrry.com/hedge/content.blubrry.com/hedge/hedge-248.mp3   download

Hedge 247: SONiC and other NOSs

Oct 18 2024 45 mins  
SONiC has been around for a while--is there a solid commercial play for this open-source operating system? If so, what is it? What is the future for open-source and other network operating systems? Mike Bushong joins Tom Ammon, Eyvonne Sharp, and Russ White to discuss SONiC and open source network operating systems.   https://media.blubrry.com/hedge/content.blubrry.com/hedge/h

Hedge 246: Complexity and Deployment

Oct 11 2024 37 mins  
In this roundtable episode of the Hedge, Tom, Eyvonne, and Russ discuss complexity and deployment. Why do some protocols fail to deploy, or require decades, while others deploy quickly? https://media.blubrry.com/hedge/content.blubrry.com/hedge/hedge-246.mp3 download

Hedge 245: RADIUS and Authentication

Oct 03 2024 37 mins  
RADIUS is one of those protocols we tend to forget about because it is ubiquitous--but authentication protocols are very large attack surfaces network engineers should pay more attention to. Alan DeKok joins Tom Ammon and Russ White to discuss the RADIUS protocol. https://media.blubrry.com/hedge/content.blubrry.com/hedge/hedge-245.mp3 download

Hedge 244: Networks for AI

Sep 20 2024 55 mins  
What are the requirements for running AI workloads over a data center fabric? Why is InfiniBand so popular for building AI networks? What about Ethernet for AI? Jeff Tantsura joins Tom Ammon and Russ White to discuss networks for AI workloads. https://media.blubrry.com/hedge/content.blubrry.com/hedge/hedge-244.mp3 download

Hedge 243: The Open Radio Area Network (RAN)

Sep 12 2024 42 mins  
The cellular network world is similar enough to the IP networking world to feel familiar, but different enough to require learning new terms and ideas. Tom Nadeau joins Tom Ammon and Russ White to discuss one element of this networking world, the RAN network, and the current move towards open source and white box disaggregated solutions. https://media.blubrry.com/hedge/content.blu

Hedge 242: The Myth of the Coder

Sep 05 2024 42 mins  
In the early days of computer programming, some thought there was a difference between a coder and a programmer. Did this division ever really exist, and are there similar divisions in network engineering? https://media.blubrry.com/hedge/content.blubrry.com/hedge/hedge-242.mp3 download

The Hedge 241: Starlink Performance w/Geoff Huston

Aug 29 2024 53 mins  
When Starlink first went into service we heard a lot of stories about how its Internet service was slow and unreliable. We're a few years into Starlink launching satellites--how is Starlink holding up? Is service improving? Geoff Huston joins Tom, Eyvonne, and Russ to look into Starlink's performance today. https://media.blubrry.com/hedge/content.blubrry.com/hedge/hedge-241.mp3 d