About this episode

The episode discusses the history, use, problems, and potential demise of AS-SETs in networking.

  AS-SETs (not that kind) were originally designed to simplify filtering at eBGP peering points--but they seem to have gone horribly wrong. Job Snijders and Doug Madory join Tom and Russ to discuss the history, use, problems, and (hopeful) demise of AS-SETs.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom, Russ

Guests: Job Snijders, Doug Madory

Topics covered

• AS-SETs
• eBGP
• networking
• filtering
• history of AS-SETs
• problems with AS-SETs
• demise of AS-SETs

Keywords

• AS-SETs
• eBGP
• network filtering
• networking issues
• Job Snijders
• Doug Madory
• Tom
• Russ

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