The LinkedIn post summarizes Broadcom’s presentation at Network Field Day 23, focusing on its new telemetry functions built into its latest chips. The author comprehensively explains the function and advantages of chip-based telemetry and discusses using Broadcom’s Inband Flow Analyzer (IFA) for latency issues. Particularly impressive is Broadcom’s innovative approach to tracking aggregate statistics on the switch: flows and flow aggregates, with potential applications including inline DDOS detection.
