Arvin Robel

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Simulator

Step 1: Download all of acisim ver. 5.2-4d parts(1 to 8). Step 2: Combine all of the OVA files into a single OVA file after downloading them. C:\Users\reals\Downloads\ACI_SIM_VM>dir Directory of C:\Users\reals\Downloads\ACI_SIM_VM 02/20/2023 12:23 AM . 02/20/2023 12:23 AM .. 02/18/2023 02:42 PM 10,391,771,840 acisim-5.2-4d_part1.ova 02/18/2023 06:34 PM 10,391,771,840 acisim-5.2-4d_part2.ova 02/19/2023 01:42 AM 10,391,771,840 acisim-5.2-4d_part3.ova 02/19/2023 11:32 AM […]

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Ansible Module in Configuring ACL

I just recently learned about this module, which is both powerful and allows me to simplify my code for updating ACL. There are numerous states/actions available depending on your requirements. refer to ansible link. https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/cisco/ios/ios_acls_module.html One of my use cases is to create a proposed configuration that parse data from a file and run it.

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Network-to-network interface (NNI)

A network-to-network interface (NNI) is a physical interface that connects two or more networks and defines inter signaling and management processes. It enables the linking of networks using signaling, Internet Protocol (IP) or Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks. A network-to-network interface is also known as a network node interface (NNI). A NNI is used to provide the

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Network Performance: Links Between Latency, Throughput, and Packet Loss

3 major network performance indicators / Base for network troubleshooting: – Latency is the time required to vehiculate a packet across a network. Latency may be measured in many different ways: round trip, one way, etc… Latency may be impacted by any element in the chain which is used to vehiculate data: workstation, WAN links, routers,

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Understanding CEF?

Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) is advanced, Layer 3 IP switching technology. CEF optimizes network performance and scalability for networks with large and dynamic traffic patterns, such as the Internet, on networks characterized by intensive Web-based applications, or interactive sessions. Layer 3 switch process a. Process switching – Requires the CPU to be personally involved with

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