Basics of Troubleshooting VoIP (Tools)
An issue I was working through recently reminded me about some of the tools of the trade that we sometimes take for …
What Right Looks Like: Part 2
Sometimes the gear we have is just a bit intimidating. Every Marine with an 065X MOS was taught at some point one …
Dual-STEP Protection Mechanisms – No-Export
Starting with the first day of Comm School, you were taught the importance to redundancy. I’d be willing to bet that within …
Using OSPF With ANW2
When I wrote this post about how to route your ANW2 networks, the only options were static (which I recommended) and RIP (which …
Interesting Feature: ITA
The EBEMs (Enhanced Bandwidth Efficiency Modem) that are located in the SWANv3/VSAT-L serve as the FDMA (Frequency Division Multiple Access) modems within …
What Right Looks Like: Part 1
I was stationed in Europe for a short time and was bombarded by cheesy Army commercials pointing out: “That’s not what right …
Reflections on Cisco Live and Sharkfest 2014
In May/June, I had the opportunity to attend both Cisco Live and Sharkfest. This was an excellent opportunity to learn new (at …
Using BGP to Prefer One Path Over Another
You need redundancy. You wanted two dedicated satellite shots, but your submission came back one dedicated (FDMA), one shared (TDMA). To make …
Designing ANW2 Networks
I always enjoy seeing how other Marines solve comm problems. Especially when they are problems I have seen before. You can always …
Death of the Serial Cable
I’ve been on a mission the last few years: No serial cables, no multiplexors. Getting rid of the multiplexors was pretty easy …