HN724: How Packets Move Through a Network Device

This podcast episode explores the inner workings of network devices, highlighting the importance of understanding switches, routers, and their components. It delves into topics such as forwarding tables, ASICs, FPGAs, serialization delay, CAM memory, RIB and FIB, and hardware forwarding. The conversation also touches on the challenges of achieving line rate performance and scaling network speeds. Overall, this episode provides valuable insights into the intricacies of network device operations and the technologies involved.