Networking SD-Access Segmentation: Macro (VN) vs Micro (SGT) Segmentation is the entire reason most organisations buy SD-Access. Not the automation, not the roaming - the ability to say J Jul 12, 2026 5 min read
Networking SD-Access Border Handoff: IP Transit, SDA Transit, and L2 Handoff A fabric that cannot talk to anything outside itself is a very expensive island. The border node is how an J Jul 12, 2026 5 min read
Networking SD-Access Host Onboarding: From Port to Policy An endpoint plugs into a port. Somehow, seconds later, it is in the right virtual network, carrying the right security J Jul 12, 2026 4 min read
Networking SD-Access Fabric Roles: Edge, Border, Control Plane, and Fabric in a Box An SD-Access fabric is not a pile of switches. It is a set of roles, and every switch in J Jul 12, 2026 5 min read
Networking SD-Access Underlay: Manual vs LAN Automation Before an SD-Access fabric can do anything clever - before LISP, before VXLAN, before a single policy - it needs one J Jul 12, 2026 5 min read
MPLS Expert Transport Troubleshooting: MPLS and DMVPN Ticket Scenarios Transport technologies fail in layers, and the art of troubleshooting them is knowing which layer to suspect. An MPLS L3VPN J Jul 12, 2026 6 min read