[PLUG-ANNOUNCE] THURSDAY PLUG Meeting: Why Packets Die

[Michael Dexter]

Portland Linux/Unix Group General Meeting Announcement

Who: Tony Bourke
What: Why Packets Die
Where: PSU, 1930 SW 4th Ave. Room FAB 86-01 (Lower Level)
When: Thursday, June 6th, 2019 at 7pm
Why: The pursuit of technology freedom
Stream: http://pdxlinux.org/live

Why do packets die? What happens inside data center switches and WAN 
routers that cause packets to die? In this talk, Tony does packet walks 
explaining in simple, relatable terms what happens when a packet leaves 
a server and doesn't make it's destination. Network congestion and its 
affects on buffering, queuing, QoS, rate limiting and shaping are all 
topics covered. Topics that can be scary to server administrators, but 
Tony breaks them down to very simple components. Also discussions on why 
protocol overhead doesn't much matter, and why jumbo frames don't matter 
to the network for performance are discussed.

Tony Bourke is a networking instructor teaching primarily Cisco and 
related technologies. He is also a certified skydiving instructor and 
parachute rigger. He lives in Portland, Oregon but can be found all over 
the world teaching or skydiving (or both).

Calagator Page: http://calagator.org/events/1250475659

Many will head to the Lucky Lab at 1945 NW Quimby St. after the meeting.

Rideshares to the Lucky Lab available

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Michael Dexter
PLUG Volunteer