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Functionality of Layer 2 Switches/Bridges
Layer 2 switches and bridges switch frames on a network while layer 3 routers route packets between networks. I once heard a network engineer being asked if a network can be made faster if the network is optimized to use … Continue reading
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Tagged Address Learning, application specific integrated circuits, ASICs, bridges, bridging technologies, broadcasts, Cisco, collision domain, collision domains, datalink layer, filter table, Forward/Filter Decisions, frame, frame filtering, frames, layer 2 broadcasts, Layer 2 Switching, Loop Avoidance, MAC, MAC address, MAC address table, MAC database, Media Access Control, Media Access Control Address, multicasts, network, network layer, network loops, networking, packet, packets, routers, slow convergence, Spanning Tree Protocol, STP, switches, switching
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Dell Networking Extends Multipathing Capabilities with VLT Routing
Dell Networking recently released enhancements to their VLT multipathing technology in FTOS 9.2 now available on S4810, S4820T, and Z9000. For a quick primer on Dell’s VLT technology read my prior blog post here. The most noticeable enhancement is the … Continue reading
Posted in Dell, Dell Force10, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Protocols, Technology
Tagged Dell Force10, Dell MXL, Dell Networking, Dell S4810, Dell S4820T, Dell Z9000, FTOS, FTOS 9.2, layer 3 multipathing, layer 3 routing, layer 3 VLT, multicast routing multipathing support, multicast routing over VLT, multipathing, multipathing technology, MXL, OSPF, OSPF over VLT, peer-routing, peer-routing timeout, routed VLT, Routing over VLT, routing over VLT using OSPF, S4810, S4820T, Virtual Trunk Link, VLT, vlt domain, VLT interconnect, VLT Routing, VLT technology, vlt-peer-lag, vlt-peer-lag port-channel, VLTi, Z9000
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Cisco vPC with Dell S4810 at ToR
Cisco’s vPC technology is similar to Dell’s VLT; it enables an access/leaf switch or server to have single LAG connecting up to two separate switches. This allows for an non-blocking, multipathing scenario. You can read more about Dell’s VLT technology … Continue reading
Posted in Cisco, Dell, Dell Force10, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Technology
Tagged 5548, Cisco, Cisco 5548UP, Cisco Nexus, Cisco Nexus 5548UP, Dell, Dell Force10 S4810, Dell S4810, Force10 S4810, mlag, Nexus, Nexus 5548UP, Nexus switch, port channel, S4810, S4810 switch, switch, Virtual Port Channel, vPC
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