Bona Chhith

Principal Network Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Has 10+ Years Of Experience

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Over 1 year ago

Commented on Offers high-throughput devices that are easy to adopt and configure

Arista for next generation data center design is the way to go no other product can come to close, even Cisco is shifting gearing to one operating system TORS Nexus and Spine Nexus switches and just recently Juniper is abandon CRB mode to ERB mode with their QFX data center…

Over 2 years ago

Answered a question: Why is Data Center Networking important for companies?

In summary, data center networking is essential for companies as it provides the foundation for centralized data management, scalability, security, efficiency, and connectivity, enabling them to meet the demands of modern business environments. Centralized Data Storage and…

Over 2 years ago

Answered a question: What advice do you have for others considering Juniper Ethernet Switches?

Juniper EX model is ok for the campus network as the ex4300 is EOL in a few years and the new ex4400 is the standard. Now for the QFX model, 5k/10k in CRB mode IP fabric Ethernet switching is horrible too many bugs and hardware issues as I have encountered. Juniper is…

Over 2 years ago

Commented on Low maintenance, useful configuration roll back, and scales well

Am not a big fan when it comes to DC design with the Juniper QFX model or campus switches with their EX series as these are not rich in features as opposed to other vendors out there. I like the Juniper MX model those are solid but EX/QFX has so many bugs and hardware issues…

Over 2 years ago

Commented on Provides a high level of network functionality

Yes, Arista offers great functionality and ease of management solutions with their built-in CVP Studio orchestration platform, which is great for operational and provisional tools as ease.

Over 2 years ago

Answered a question: What is your primary use case for Arista Networks Platform?

It is mainly used for Data Center East/West traffic as Arista is the best when it comes to DC design solutions because of its low latency and high throughput port density plus very stable EOS codes and hardware less problematic than most other well-known vendors like Cisco…

Over 2 years ago

Answered a question: What advice do you have for others considering Juniper EX Series?

The Juniper EX series is mainly used for the Campus network. The EX4300 is EOL and end of support within the next 12 months or so and the new EX4400 uses the same chipset as the QFX5k model which is Trident 3. Neither platform supports the EGRESS filter (ACL) only INGRESS…

Over 3 years ago

Contributed a review of Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches: Provides campus switches and access switches that are simple to deploy, but the code isn't stable enough for a leaf and spine design

Over 3 years ago

Contributed a review of Arista Networks Platform: A next-generation data centre solution with open standard features

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Over 1 year ago

Leaf and Spine Design Type-5 EVPN

" Leaf & Spine L3 Design with VXLAN Overlay Networking" With L3 design you don’t have the 2 switches limitation on the spines level. You can scale vertically and horizontally as many spines and Leafs switches as you want subject to limitation on the ECMP scalability and…

Over 1 year ago

Leaf and Spine Design Type-2 EVPN

"Leaf & Spine L2 Design with VXLAN Overlay networking" In an L2 Leaf & Spine design or an MLAG design best practice is to keep everything under 10k nodes for scalability and ease of management. The two spines represent a single switch (virtualized <MLAG>) to the TORS…

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Over 3 years ago

Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches

Provides campus switches and access switches that are simple to deploy, but the code isn't stable enough for a leaf and spine design

Over 3 years ago

Arista Networks Platform

A next-generation data centre solution with open standard features

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Over 2 years ago

Data Center Networking

Why is Data Center Networking important for companies?

Over 2 years ago

Ethernet Switches

What advice do you have for others considering Juniper Ethernet Switches?

Over 2 years ago

Ethernet Switches

What is your primary use case for Arista Networks Platform?

Over 2 years ago

Ethernet Switches

What advice do you have for others considering Juniper EX Series?

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Over 1 year ago

Ethernet Switches

Offers high-throughput devices that are easy to adopt and configure

Over 2 years ago

Ethernet Switches

Low maintenance, useful configuration roll back, and scales well

Over 2 years ago

Ethernet Switches

Provides a high level of network functionality

About me

A seasonal network engineer and architect with two decades of experience and member of the BayAreaTech Leader who spoke for Captive 8 on Next Gen DC design and write reviews to differentiate different vendor pros and cons between Cisco versus Arista versus Juniper.

I have a vast knowledge of expertise and experience in design/architecture work for major corporations throughout the Bay Area. I have worked for major corporations as a Principal Network Architect and senior-level network engineer with the likes of Apple, Amazon AWS, NVIDIA, Agilent Technology, Delta Dental, AT&T, and big bank hedge fund company and pharmaceutical companies.

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Over 1 year ago

Leaf and Spine Design Type-5 EVPN

Over 1 year ago

Leaf and Spine Design Type-2 EVPN