Dissecting Cisco's FabricPath Ethernet technology

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	Dissecting Cisco's FabricPath Ethernet technology Cisco's FabricPath data center Ethernet technology is designed to combine traditional, Spanning Tree-based Ethernet with a next-generation architecture that uses a link-state protocol to allow for multiple active paths. Deploying multiple active paths in a data center network is required to flatten the infrastructure to reduce latency and better support traffic flow between server racks. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force 2012 North American IPv6 Summit Become a certified IPv6 Engineer! Nephos6, in collaboration with the IPv6 Forum is hosting IPv6 certification testing. 2012 NA IPv6 Summit attendees can test for IPv6 certification during the conference. Save $50 off conference registration with this code: SPON700. Register Now In this Issue Massive payments data breach originating with Central American gang through NYC garage? 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