This presentation will cover the use of L2/L3 technologies with the ultimate goal of providing transit service for IP traffic. Specific reference will be made regarding the use of Frame, ATM, and MPLS L2 technologies as well as the use of BGP, IGP, and ECMP. The technologies will be contrasted in such a fashion as to provide a view of how the interaction of these technologies can help and/or hinder a network. Detail will be shared regarding some of the problems experienced with the various traffic management methods and some solutions.

About the Presenter
Blaine Christian currently manages the IP transit team for MCI under the umbrella of global data network management. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the ~2k network devices that make up the domestic AS701 backbone. He has been with UUNET (now known as MCI) since 1997 and has served in his current position since 1999. Prior to MCI he served a tour of duty in Japan with the AirForce, majored in Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Mason University, and ran a small network consulting company.