Deploying FRR Free Range Routing

        Free Range Routing (FRR) Border Gateway Protocol ,Use case for Metal LB load balancer project               In my recent blog on Metal LB https://bit.ly/3kx9Ixk  , we explored the deployment of the load balancer for offline premise datacentre . Metal LB creates Kubernetes services of type LoadBalancer in clusters. There are 2 modes to achieve this. Layer 2 mode (ARP/NDP) and BGP…

MetalLB  load-balancer implementation for bare metal Kubernetes clusters

There are narratives being built by cloud providers to help 5G telecom operators migrate CNF/VNF/virtualization platforms to public clouds. A number of telecom companies and system integrators have already mandated their staff to learn cloud computing. CNF/VNF are in fact written in favor of the public cloud. In spite of this, I see numerous challenges, which I cite Connecting transport network providers (X-haul, fiber, packet core), integration of heterogeneous environments…

Time Synchronization In Wireless Networks -Part-2

Timing is very critical in ORAN/VRAN implementations. This reminds me my stint when I used to work on Synchronous TDM (SDH and SONET), Digital loop carrier systems dealing with E1/STM/ where synchronization was THE MOST CRITICAL in transport backbone networks. As Things started moving towards packet domain and the synchronization factor became lenient. MPLS based IP transport has lost its relevancy since its not satisfies PTP requirement. 5G rollout into…