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Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols

Chapter Description

In this sample chapter from CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Official Cert Guide, 2nd Edition, you will get an overview of the Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN), with coverage of Layer 2 VLAN extension to provide multitenant flexibility, high segment scalability, and Layer 2 spanning tree improvement, along with a configuration example mapped to the exam objectives.

Define Key Terms

Define the following key terms from this chapter, and check your answers in the Glossary.

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

broadcast, unknown unicast, and multicast (BUM)

Cisco Nexus

Cisco NX-OS

equal-cost multipath (ECMP)

Ethernet VPN (EVPN)

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)

local-area network (LAN)

Media Access Control (MAC)

Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

virtual LAN (VLAN)

virtual port channels (vPCs)

virtual private network (VPN)

virtual routing and forwarding (VRF)

wide-area network (WAN)

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