Robert Larsen — Experienced Network Architect / Consultant (Wallingford, United Kingdom)
Robert Larsen — Experienced Network Architect / Consultant (Wallingford, United Kingdom)
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Brief Summary
Brief Summary
I have over 30 years’ experience in the IT industry, most of which has been spent in networking/telecoms in the UK/EMEA and NZ/APAC. I have worked in varied roles such as technical consulting, network design and architecture, pre-sales support, operational support and software engineering. I moved to New Zealand in 2008, where I worked in several roles before returning to the UK in 2022.
My experience has been gained in a wide range of organisations, from start-ups, through enterprises and to large service providers and telcos. I have worked in both team environments and on an individual and independent basis. In recent years, I have also done a lot of my work in the public sector.
Though performing hands-on work is not as regular as it used to be, it has been a strong element in my previous work, when I gained satisfaction from performing proof-of-concepts before deploying to production environments. I first started working with Cisco in 1994, and with Juniper in 1999.
I very much enjoy customer-facing roles since no two customers are alike, and so the variety this gives is always a challenge that I am keen to take on. Taking part in technical discussions with customers forms a key part of being able to fully understand their requirements, which is essential to being able to deliver a successful solution.
Latest News and Useful Articles — Updated: 30 April 2025 —
Latest News and Useful Articles — Updated: 30 April 2025 —
OSPF summary LSA and loop prevention. [ipSpace]
China using AI to sharpen attack chain. [The Register]
France accuses Russia of 10 years of high-profile attacks. [The Verge]
Jevons paradox and Internet centrality. [Geoff Huston]
ChatGPT on OSPF area ranges and summary LSAs. [ipSpace]
Switching, routing, and bridging terminology. [ipSpace]
BGP unnumbered in 2025. [ipSpace]
Asia reaches 50% IPv6 capability. [The Register]
Generating an optimal segment list for SR-TE. [Routing Craft]
How ARP killed a static route. [ipSpace]
A touch of AI. [Packet Pushers]
Peer-to-peer communication in an IPv6 world. [ipSpace]
Ars Technica history of the Internet. [Part 1]
Network migration with BGP Local-AS feature. [ipSpace]
A more comprehensive news/article list can be found on my networks sub-domain here.
Click here for the latest full version of my CV, or find me on LinkedIn and X (Twitter).
rob (at) larsenconsulting (dot) net
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