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Whitebox vs Blackbox

Posted on 07/27/2015 by Dominik

At the moment there are a lot of discussions about Whitebox switches and how it changes the networking industry. Essentially the idea is that you buy your switch hardware and software separately. At the moment most of the network vendors … Continue reading →

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Interview with Paul Unbehagen

Posted on 07/07/2015 by Dominik

On the Avaya ATF in Vienna I had the chance to make an interview with Paul Unbehagen, Roger Lapuh and Randy Cross. This trio has been deply involved in the development process of SPB inside Avaya and the IEEE. Network Autobahn:What … Continue reading →

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10 Days of Troubleshooting

Posted on 06/23/2015 by Dominik

The last 10 days I spent with troubleshooting. Sometimes you hit a problem and until it is fixed you will not have a lot of sleep and coffee is one of your best friends. So my little war story starts … Continue reading →

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Passive Fibre Optic Infrstructure with Cross Connects

Posted on 06/03/2015 by Dominik

I was attending recently to a conference with all the main vendors from the passive fibre optic industry. I normally deal with routers and switches and haven´t looked for a long time what is going on at the passive infrastructure … Continue reading →

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Avaya ATF 2015 WrapUp

Posted on 05/12/2015 by Dominik

I have attended the Avaya ATF in Vienna. It was my first ATF btw. I will try to provide a summary of the news that Avaya has shown at the conference. First I have to say that I really liked … Continue reading →

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Avaya ATF 2015 Vienna

Posted on 04/27/2015 by Dominik

I will be at the Avaya ATF Forum 5 – 8  May 2015 in Vienna. It is my first ATF , so I am curious what Avaya will show. I hope it will be a deep dive into the technology … Continue reading →

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Home Network Installation

Posted on 04/13/2015 by Dominik

I was moving out from an apartment in central Berlin to a house in the suburbs during the Easter holidays. Instead of relxaing during the holidays I was extremly busy with packing and unpacking boxes. Like most IT guys it … Continue reading →

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Networking Field Day #NFD9

Posted on 02/09/2015 by Dominik

Im looking forward to the next Networking Field Day that is starting next week. Stephen Forskett @SFoskett and the crew from Gestalt IT has thrown thogheter an imopressiv lineup. I really like the concept of the Tech Field Day events. The vendors … Continue reading →

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