IETF YANG-Push or Openconfig gRPC/gNMI?
Written by Thomas Graf, Paolo Lucente, and Benoit Claise. Back from the IETF 125 in Shenzhen, we wanted to take a moment to answer a recurring question in the world […]
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Can we Trust an AI Agent (For Network Operations)? Let’s Start with the Basics
Trying to answer the famous “Can we trust an AI agent for network operations?” question, for which I have been dedicating more time recently, let’s start with some basics, can […]
Network States In A Kafka Topic, For Easy Consumption
YANG Message Keys for Message Broker Integration is a brand new IETF draft, with the great potential to ease network operations. In one sentence, it’s about a mechanism to define […]
Intent in« Realizing the Closed Loop Automation »
Last week, I had the pleasure to present a keynote on “Intent in « Realizing the Closed Loop Automation » in the 5th International Workshop on Intent-Based Networking (WIN’2025), organized by the […]
Organizing your Training, Certifications, and Knowledge: Challenges & Opportunities
I applaud the vast quantity of knowledge and trainings posted on the Internet lately. Knowledge is shared to whomever is motivated to learn. No more excuses, as online trainings remove […]
In the End, It’s all about People
When you travel frequently, there are certain things that you know. You don’t recall how you learn them, but you just know. For example, half asleep from the jet-lag, walking […]
From NetFlow to IPFIX via PSAMP: 13 years of Standardization Explained
The first flow-related BoF (birds of a feather) took place in London in summer 2001 during the IETF meeting 51. A few months later, the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) […]