Articles by tag "VXLAN"

1. What Is Cisco ACI? A Practical Guide to Application Centric Infrastructure
   Selene Gong

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   In modern data center networking, Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) is often positioned as Cisco’s flagship Software-Defined Networking (SDN) architecture. But beyond marketing language, ACI represents a fundamental shift in how networks are designed, operated, and ...
2. Designing Multicast for EVPN-VXLAN on IOS-XE: Underlay, BUM Replication & EVPN Route Design
   Selene Gong

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   Modern data center fabrics require scalable, predictable, and failure-resistant overlay transport. When designing multicast for EVPN-VXLAN fabrics on enterprise switching platforms, engineers must balance efficiency, control-plane stability, and hardware forwarding limitations. In modern ...
3. East-West Security in EVPN Symmetric IRB: Micro-Segmentation and DGW Performance
   Selene Gong

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   For Data Center Network Engineers and IT Architects, EVPN-VXLAN architectures with Symmetric Integrated Routing and Bridging (IRB) and Distributed Anycast Gateways (DGW) provide massive scalability, ultra-low latency, and multi-tenant efficiency. However, these distributed gateways introduce a ...