Cisco Switch Virtualization (Clustering)
Network Virtualization vs Device Virtualization: Examples of Network Virtualization Virtual Port-channel (vPC) VLAN (L2) VRF (L3) VSAN Examples of Device Virtualization Security Context Virtual Device Context (VDC) Virtual Switch System (VSS) StackWise Virtual (SV) and Physical StackWise Virtual Machines (VMs) Why Use Switch/Device Virtualization? Eliminate STP blocked paths, FHRPs, and multiple device administration touch points Simplifies operations of campus access, distribution, and core topology Active/Active data plane path via Multi-chassis Etherchannel (MEC) = more bandwidth and lower latency Improve convergence…