Network Virtualization using Extreme Fabric Connect
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Table of Figures
- Table of Figures
- Table of Tables
- Conventions
- Introduction
- Reference Architecture
- Guiding Principles
- Architecture Components
- User to Network Interface
- Network to Network Interface
- Backbone Core Bridge
- Backbone Edge Bridge
- Customer MAC Address
- Backbone MAC Address
- SMLT-Virtual-BMAC
- IS-IS Area
- IS-IS System ID
- IS-IS Overload Function
- SPB Bridge ID
- SPBM Nick-name
- Dynamic Nick-name Assignment
- Customer VLAN
- Backbone VLAN
- Virtual Services Networks
- I-SID
- Inter-VSN Routing
- Fabric Area Network
- Fabric Attach / Auto-Attach
- FA Server
- FA Client
- FA Proxy
- FA Standalone Proxy
- VPN Routing and Forwarding Instance
- Global Router Table
- Distributed Virtual Routing
- Zero Touch Fabric (ZTF)
- Foundations for the Service Enabled Fabric
- IP Routing and L3 Services over Fabric Connect
- L2 Services Over SPB IS-IS Core
- Fabric Attach
- IP Multicast Enabled VSNs
- Extending the Fabric Across the WAN
- Distributed Virtual Routing
- Quality of Service
- Consolidated Design Overview
- High Availability
- Fabric and VSN Security
- Fabric as Best Foundation for SDN
- Glossary
- Reference Documentation
- Revisions
Network Virtualization Using Extreme Fabric Connect
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Table of Contents
Conventions .................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Reference Architecture ............................................................................................................................................................... 11
Shortest Path Bridging Fabric ......................................................................................................................................................11
Layer 3 Virtualization Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Layer 2 Virtualization Overview.................................................................................................................................................. 17
Data Center Virtualization Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 19
Fabric Connect Positioning ..........................................................................................................................................................21
TRILL and Derivatives ....................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Ethernet VPN................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Cisco’s Campus Fabric ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Guiding Principles ....................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Fabric Connect and Fabric Attach ........................................................................................................................................... 30
Fabric Extend ................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Data Center Architecture ............................................................................................................................................................ 34
Architecture Components ....................................................................................................................................................... 39
User to Network Interface ........................................................................................................................................................... 39
Network to Network Interface .................................................................................................................................................. 39
Backbone Core Bridge ................................................................................................................................................................. 40
Backbone Edge Bridge................................................................................................................................................................. 40
Customer MAC Address ............................................................................................................................................................... 41
Backbone MAC Address ............................................................................................................................................................... 41
SMLT-Virtual-BMAC ....................................................................................................................................................................... 41
IS-IS Area ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
IS-IS System ID ................................................................................................................................................................................ 42
IS-IS Overload Function ............................................................................................................................................................... 43
SPB Bridge ID ................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
SPBM Nick-name ............................................................................................................................................................................ 43
Dynamic Nick-name Assignment ............................................................................................................................................. 44
Customer VLAN .............................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Backbone VLAN .............................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Virtual Services Networks ........................................................................................................................................................... 45
I-SID ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Inter-VSN Routing .......................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Fabric Area Network ..................................................................................................................................................................... 47