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Thomas Liske

Based in Dresden, Germany

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Thomas operates data center and isp infrastructure as a profession at AS15372. He is co-founder of DD-IX and an open-source enthusiast.

IXP-from-Scratch: The Peering LAN

IXP-from-Scratch: The Peering LAN

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In the third of our “IXP from Scratch” series, we discuss our setup of the peering switches and route servers at DD-IX, an Internet Exchange located in Dresden, Germany. We explain how we connect our two PoPs and which security and safety mechanisms (L2 and L3) we configured to ensure reliable oper…

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IXP-from-Scratch: Network and Security Design

IXP-from-Scratch: Network and Security Design

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In the second of our “IXP from Scratch” series, we introduce network and security design decisions as well as implementations we made at DD-IX, an Internet Exchange in Dresden, Germany. In principle, an IX consists of a single broadcast domain, but in practice it has to operate several services sec…

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IXP-from-Scratch: Building a New IX

IXP-from-Scratch: Building a New IX

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In this new series "IXP from Scratch", we report about our endeavor of building DD-IX, an Internet Exchange located in the city of Dresden, Germany. DD-IX is driven by a grassroots community that loves contributing to a resilient and efficient Internet. We start with some basic background and will …

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