19 Oct
2010
19 Oct
'10
11:23 a.m.
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Peter Ashwood-Smith <Peter.AshwoodSmith@huawei.com> wrote:
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a) bigger layer 2 networks with Vmware type mobility and no IP address changes. Technolgies in this space are much more than just L2 switching, its L2 switching on larger scales with encapsulation, multipathing etc. This is where technologies like IEEE 802.1aq Shortest Path Bridging, IEEE 802.1ah mac-in-mac come to play. These tend to be appropriate for existing enterprise applications (or complete virtual desktops) and simply make existing DC L2 fabrics bigger and availale for virtualization. No application software changes required, its done under them and end hosts can't tell whats happening.
And the IETF TRILL protocol. Donald
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Peter