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Audio over IP Networks for Events - An Opinionated Guide, Part 2: Layer 3 Network Design Principles

The state of temporary Audio over IP Networks is poor, with large, brittle stretched VLANs and redundancy provided by Spanning Tree Protocol. This article provides an introduction to Layer 3, Routing Protocols and design principles for Layer 3 fabrics

Audio over IP Networks for Events - An Opinionated Guide, Part 1: Foundations and why L2 is considered harmful

The state of temporary Audio over IP Networks is poor, with large, brittle stretched VLANs and redundancy provided by Spanning Tree Protocol. This article covers the basic design goals for such networks and establishes why L2 should be considered harmful.

Unlocking "more" recirculation bandwidth on Arista 7050X switches

Arista 7050X series switches have some undocumented commands, which allow you to unlock “more” bandwidth for recirculation without disabling physical ports. Read about how and why.