Chapter 1. Data Center Network Architecture

This chapter covers the following exam topics:

Modular Approach in Network Design

Core, Aggregation, and Access Layer

Collapse Core Model

Port Channel

Virtual Port Channel

FabricPath

Data centers are designed to host critical computing resources in a centralized place. These resources can be utilized from a campus building of an enterprise network, from a branch office over the wide-area network (WAN), and from the remote locations over the public Internet. Therefore, network plays an important role in the availability of data center resources. Network architecture is an important subject that addresses many functional areas of the data center to ensure that data center services are running around the ...

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