Huawei WiFi = Ruckus OEM?

2012-03-22 Thread Rogelio
Is it just me? Or do these Huawei wireless APs look like Ruckus APs? http://enterprise.huawei.com/ilink/enenterprise/support/documents/base-network/wirleless-area/index.htm Looks specifically at the A603DE and WA653DE. Even the GUIs look very similar. -- Also on LinkedIn? Feel free to

real ARP / CAM limits on Huawei CX600?

2011-07-20 Thread Rogelio
Anyone have any good info on how many ARP entries one of the Huawei CX600 routers can take? http://www.huawei.com/en/products/data-communication/metro-services-platform/cx600/index.htm I will be passing about 1000 L2TP tunnels to a router before it, and the subscriber network that will be

high performance open source DHCP solution?

2011-07-19 Thread Rogelio
The free DHCP solution, ISC, seems to be having scaling issues (i.e. handling only about 200 DHCPDISCOVER and 20 DHCPRENEW requests), and I was wondering if anyone had any open source suggestions of solutions that could scale much better? (Ideally, I could find a free version of a solution like

cheapo UUFB solution for Cisco 7201

2011-07-04 Thread Rogelio
I've got a Cisco 7201 with about 500 L2TPv2 tunnels, and I suspect that UUFB (unknown unicast flooding) is resulting in spiking (I put an ACL on to kill broadcast traffic, so I'm sure that's not related). I've googled and don't see anything for the 7201, just the 7600 series. :/ i.e.

Huawei equiv of Cisco 7201 router and Cisco ME 4924 switch?

2011-06-19 Thread Rogelio
I am in Brazil and am having a heckuva time finding a Cisco 7201 router and Cisco ME 4924 switch. Anyone have any ideas on where I could buy these easily? And if not, any suggestions on Huawei equivalents? -- Also on LinkedIn?  Feel free to connect if you too are an open networker:

EAP-SIM authentication for WiFi networks

2011-05-24 Thread Rogelio
Can anyone share a working model / solution for EAP-SIM authenticated smart phones on Wi-Fi networks? (Or even EAP-AKA?) i.e. instead of having to login a portal with a user / password or pre-authenticate MAC addresses, have it be seemless if they are already a subscriber. ATT does this with the

Re: blocking unwanted traffic from hitting gateway

2011-05-21 Thread Rogelio
For what it's worth, here are some things I did to cut down on broadcast traffic until I figure out the other pieces --Putting router in between subscribers and gateway (handles thousands of ARP requests every minute much better than Linux) --DCHP relay on one of the northbound interface of the

blocking unwanted traffic from hitting gateway

2011-05-18 Thread Rogelio
I've got about 1000 people hammering a Linux gateway with http requests, but only about 150 of them are authenticated users for the ISP. Once someone authenticates, then I want their traffic to pass through okay. But if they're not an authenticated user, I would like to ideally block those http

open source DPI suggestions?

2011-04-29 Thread Rogelio
Can anyone suggest any open source DPI (deep packet inspection) projects? I am working on various telco projects in emerging markets, but can't quite justify the price for the bigger and more well known players. :/ (Until then, I'll have to rely on some of the more well known Linux and BSD

Re: best of breed nowadays in DPI space?

2011-04-26 Thread Rogelio
For what it's worth, I just found this great report by Sandvine talking about bandwidth trends in various countries (Gotta enter in an email address, unfortunately) http://www.sandvine.com/news/global_broadband_trends.asp

Re: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to an Alternative?

2011-04-26 Thread Rogelio
On Apr 9, 2011, at 6:51 AM, John Palmer (NANOG Acct) wrote: OK, its been a year since my Barracuda subscription expired. The unit still stops some spam. I figured that I would go and see what they would do if I tried to renew my subscription EXACTLY one year after it expired. Would their

Re: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to an Alternative?

2011-04-26 Thread Rogelio
On Apr 26, 2011, at 1:54 PM, Dorn Hetzel wrote: Would it turn out to be less expensive to just start a new subscription as if you never had one before? Usually places like this do it by serial number, in which case they don't let you update until you backpay. :)

supporting IPv6 --- what it means exactly?

2011-04-23 Thread Rogelio
Is there any clear understanding of what supporting IPv6 means? I recently was told by a vendor that they supported IPv6, and then when I went to go configure an IPv6 address, it was, of course, IPv4. I asked how they supported that, and they said that they supported it because they could pass

best of breed nowadays in DPI space?

2011-04-22 Thread Rogelio
I have been recently researching DPI for several projects I am working on, and I recently came across this shoot out between several vendors in 2009 http://www.internetevolution.com/document.asp?doc_id=178633page_number=1 Procera (at that time) emerged the winner for its ability to process P2P

Re: best of breed nowadays in DPI space?

2011-04-22 Thread Rogelio
on the subject as it pertains to LTE. -- Also on LinkedIn?  Feel free to connect if you too are an open networker: scubac...@gmail.com On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Rogelio scubac...@gmail.com wrote: I have been recently researching DPI for several projects I am working on, and I recently came

Re: best of breed nowadays in DPI space?

2011-04-22 Thread Rogelio
(pricy, I'm sure) Sept 2010 PR stuff of their relationship http://www.sys-con.com/node/1550689 On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Rogelio scubac...@gmail.com wrote: Those interest in knowing more about the DPI + mobility space (what I'm looking at) might want to check out this Jan 2011 whitepaper

recommendation on vendor for 8 Cisco 7201 routers?

2011-04-04 Thread Rogelio
Anyone have any recommendations for a US Cisco shop that can sell me 8 new Cisco 7201 routers? If so, please email me the best person to contact. Thanks -- Also on LinkedIn?  Feel free to connect if you too are an open networker: scubac...@gmail.com

best PCRF for pre-paid mobile solutions?

2011-01-27 Thread Rogelio
I am researching some PCRF solutions for some work I am doing with non-US operators, and I am looking for features that work well in pre-paid mobile environments, particularly ones that want to cap or charge 3G and WiFi at different rates / levels. Any suggestions or contacts? -- Also on

overview of RAN solutions?

2011-01-27 Thread Rogelio
I am wrapping my mind around the myriad of RAN solutions out there, and I would appreciate it if someone had a good overview of the subject or could direct me to new vendors worth investigating. So far, I see ones that are designed to (a) increase coverage, (b) increase capacity, or (c) do some

new subscription management tools driven by LTE?

2011-01-21 Thread Rogelio
With LTE picking up momentum, what type of new subscription management tools will operators need? (e.g. control complexities of billions of mobile data transactions, personalized billing, centralized control across various licensed and unlicensed bands, alerts when limits reached, etc.)

Other NOGs around the world?

2010-08-22 Thread Rogelio
What other network operator groups are there around the world (besides NANOG)? (I'd like to follow them to see what types of issues they see in their countries)

iPad apps tested at cable companies

2010-08-22 Thread Rogelio
A lot of cable operators I'm working seem to be doing a lot with the iPad (particularly apps that control TV programming). Is anyone else seeing a lot of this? (Wish I could find a URL of what I was looking at, but can't find anything)

tool to wrangle config file changes

2010-08-18 Thread Rogelio
Long story short, a really crappy vendor is being shoved down our NOC's throat. They have a horrid CLI (if you can call it that). People don't understand it (it's non-intuitive) and are screwing up things all the time. In the hopes of coping with the madness, some of us are looking to put

Re: Policy Based Routing advice

2010-08-12 Thread Rogelio
Have you tried set interface instead of set ip? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2010, at 3:13 PM, Andrey Khomyakov khomyakov.and...@gmail.com wrote: I did try an extended ACL and had the same result. The way I know that it's not working is that I see these packets arriving on a wrong

Re: Policy Based Routing advice

2010-08-12 Thread Rogelio
not lie within that network, the packet is dropped. Since in my case the packets are destined to random addresses on the webz, my understanding that this will effectively be a drop statement for them. But, no, I have not tried it. On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Rogelio rgam...@gmail.com

NetApp contact in Bay Area?

2010-07-23 Thread Rogelio
Anyone have a good NetApp contact for the Bay Area (East Bay, to be exact). I called their line today to try to get a quote (long story, but this is not an opportunity for a VAR), but their voice mail thingee kept punting me off and I never got to talk to a real person. Thanks in advance

LTE for CCTV projects?

2010-07-01 Thread Rogelio
A friend of mine works for a physical security company, and he is looking for LTE vendors who might help him create wireless networks that they can run video over. Up to this point, they've used 5.x GHz (802.11a and now 802.11n) for most everything, with 4.9 GHz in certain cases where they could

Re: black listing of web traffic

2010-02-09 Thread Rogelio
Could it be a dns issue? Some sites trying to resolve your ip address and others don't? Sent from my iPhone On Feb 9, 2010, at 4:47 PM, Andrey Gordon andrey.gor...@gmail.com wrote: Can't find my IP on any of the black lists. Don't have any proxies. Sites that behave poorly are

Re: Rackmount Vendors

2008-10-09 Thread Rogelio
Charles Wyble wrote: I second that. Worked at several places that used them. Also check out Graybar. They have a will call office in Van Nuys. http://www.graybar.com/ PDU search results for example: http://tinyurl.com/4xh4wg If you're looking for a one stop place, Graybar is great. But if