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May 29, 2020 · Cloud Computing

Series: Cisco Data Center Spine and Leaf Architecture – Design Overview Whitepaper

This article explains Cisco's evolution from traditional three‑tier data center designs to modern spine‑and‑leaf and Clos network architectures, highlighting the limitations of STP, the introduction of vPC, and the benefits of virtualization for high‑bandwidth, low‑latency server connectivity.