# HN823: Defining A Modern Network Service

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Podcast: [The Fat Pipe - All Packet Pushers Pods](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fat-pipe-most-popular-packet-pushers-pods-1080895)
Published: 2026-04-17T17:06:48+00:00
Episode link: https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/heavy-networking/hn823-defining-a-modern-network-service/
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## Resource

On today’s episode Ethan is joined by Mark Prosser, a self-described Network Operator Advocate and Network Automation Dreamer, to embark on a thought exercise about network services. Together they grapple with questions such as: What is a network service, exactly? How is it defined? Is it even possible to define it when considered in the ... Read more »

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