# network automation (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover network automation. Page: Feed: --- ## [Latency Monitor: lightweight tool for TCP and UDP monitoring](http://mirceaulinic.net/2026-01-15-latency-monitor/) _2026-01-15 · Mircea Ulinic_ TL;DR latency-monitor measures real application-like latency over TCP and UDP Supports one-way delay (OWD), not just RTT Works over established TCP connections Designed for high-frequency, continuous probing Requires time-synchronised endpoints (NTP/PTP) I needed a way to monitor the behaviour of connections between various endpoints over TCP and UDP. “Just run... ## [What is an EVPN Type 5 Route for (EVPN/VXLAN)](https://datacenteroverlords.com/2025/05/24/what-is-an-evpn-type-5-route-for-evpn-vxlan/) _2025-05-24 · tonybourke · The Data Center Overlords_ For EVPN/VXLAN, Type 5 routes are used for two purposes: Internally and Externally Internally it s used to communicate which VTEPs have a given subnet instantiated on it. Here s an example of the output of the command show ip bgp route-type ip-prefix ipv4 on an Arista cEOS spine running EVPN/VXLAN. It s showing you that 10.1.10.0/24 (VLAN \[ \]