Learn how to implement effective traffic engineering using Segment Routing without requiring complex controllers in this lightning talk from NANOG 96. Discover a minimalist approach that leverages just two core SR concepts to perform precise, surgical traffic engineering while maintaining existing ECMP benefits and network provisions. Explore practical techniques for optimizing network traffic flow through simplified SR implementation strategies. Gain insights from ESnet Senior Core Network Engineer Michael Sinatra, who demonstrates how to achieve meaningful traffic engineering results using straightforward methods rather than elaborate external control systems. Understand the fundamental principles behind this streamlined philosophy and learn a memorable IT aphorism that encapsulates the minimalist approach to traffic engineering with Segment Routing.