--- title: What is Netlab and Why Network Engineers Should Care «... description: A brief pointer to an introductory article by Milan Zapletal explaining what Netlab is and why network engineers should care about it. Zapletal is noted as the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-netlab-and-why-network-engineers-should-care-ipspace-net-blog-l3f7517nc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: What is Netlab and Why Network Engineers Should Care « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev og:description: A brief pointer to an introductory article by Milan Zapletal explaining what Netlab is and why network engineers should care about it. 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Zapletal is noted as the author of the largest known netlab topology, lending credibility to his overview. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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