The article will provide a user with information on Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). Let’s first see what is FCoE. Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is a mapping of Fibre Channel over selected full duplex IEEE 802.3 networks. The goal is to provide I/O consolidation over Ethernet, reducing network complexity in the Datacenter. [...]

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The article will provide a user with information on Cisco FabricPath and Locator/ID Separatoin Protocol (LISP). Let’s first have a look at Cisco FabricPath
Cisco FabricPath
FabricPath is a set of multipath Ethernet technologies that combine the reliability and scalability benefits of Layer 3 routing with the flexibility of Layer 2 networks, enabling IT to build [...]

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The article will provide a user with information on Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV).
OTV is a MAC address in IP technique for supporting Layer 2 VPNs over any transport, whether it is Layer 2 based or Layer 3 based. By using the principles of MAC address routing, OTV provides an overlay that enables [...]

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The article will provide a user with information on Cisco NX-OS software’s extensibility and Virtual PortChannel feature.
Cisco NX-OS is highly scalable and can easily integrate with and adapt to ongoing innovation, technologies, and evolving standards.
• Software compatibility
Cisco NX-OS interoperates with Cisco products running any variant of the Cisco IOS Software operating system. Cisco NX-OS also [...]

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