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Traditional data centers have been built by using standard switches and running Spanning Tree (STP). STP blocks redundant links and builds a loop-free tree which is rooted at the STP root. This kind of topology wastes a lot of links which means that there is a decrease in bisectional bandwidth in the network. A traditional design may look like below where the blocking links have been marked with red color.
If we then remove the blocked links, the tree topology becomes very clear and you can see that there is only a single path between the servers. This wastes a lot of bandwidth and does not provide enough bisectional bandwidth. Bisectional bandwidth is the bandwidth that is available from the left half of the network to the right half of the network.
The traffic flow is highlighted below.
Technologies like FabricPath (FP) or TRILL can overcome these limitations by running ISIS and building loop-free topologies but not blocking any links. They can also take advantage of Equal Cost Multi Path (ECMP) paths to provide load sharing without doing any complex VLAN manipulations like with STP. A leaf and spine design is most commonly used to provide for a high amount Continue reading