32 min
Internet traffic and current events with Doug Madory Network AF
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- Technology
Network AF welcomes Doug Madory back to the podcast to discuss current events, including Russia invading Ukraine, and recent internet-related issues in Syria and Egypt. Doug is Kentik's Director of Internet Analysis, and uses BGP and traffic data to write about happenings with networks on a worldwide scale. Together with Kentik CEO and show host Avi Freedman, the two dive into the real-world implication of geopolitical events on the state of networking.
Highlights of today's conversation include:
[01:35] The current situation in Ukraine[05:30] Route-jacking, forcing traffic through unknown infrastructure[09:24] What internet activity looks like in Ukraine now[12:09] Egypt and the cable "cutting" event, discussing submarine consortium cables[17:37] The paths of submarine and overland circuit connections, how it impacts the flow of internet access across countries[22:20] Connectivity can be much more network topological than geographically topological[25:36] Syria and shutting down the Internet as the new norm
Network AF welcomes Doug Madory back to the podcast to discuss current events, including Russia invading Ukraine, and recent internet-related issues in Syria and Egypt. Doug is Kentik's Director of Internet Analysis, and uses BGP and traffic data to write about happenings with networks on a worldwide scale. Together with Kentik CEO and show host Avi Freedman, the two dive into the real-world implication of geopolitical events on the state of networking.
Highlights of today's conversation include:
[01:35] The current situation in Ukraine[05:30] Route-jacking, forcing traffic through unknown infrastructure[09:24] What internet activity looks like in Ukraine now[12:09] Egypt and the cable "cutting" event, discussing submarine consortium cables[17:37] The paths of submarine and overland circuit connections, how it impacts the flow of internet access across countries[22:20] Connectivity can be much more network topological than geographically topological[25:36] Syria and shutting down the Internet as the new norm
32 min