A serialized technical build log following one engineer constructing an AI-driven, self-monitoring carrier network lab using Containerlab, Prometheus, BGP and Python. Each installment documents a phase of the build with real commands, code changes and candid notes about what worked and what was only a stub.
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Long-form technical write-ups on data center networking for AI infrastructure, including GPU serving fabrics, VXLAN EVPN migrations to Cisco NDFC, and AI-assisted network operations. Each post walks through real builds with configs, errors encountered and the design reasoning behind them.
Hands-on networking tutorials covering Palo Alto firewall labs (IPSec, BGP, BFD, VRFs, dual ISP) and building a local LLM-powered network automation agent with Netmiko. Readers get step-by-step configuration walkthroughs with design rationale and troubleshooting tips.
Jason Gintert writes about peering, internet exchanges, connectivity and network automation, with a current focus on running AI inference at the edge in existing telco facilities. Issues combine original infrastructure analysis with personal career stories and links to his podcast and conference appearances.
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