Cisco FabricPath
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Cisco FabricPath is a Cisco proprietary Layer 2 multipath technology that combines the simplicity of Ethernet with the scalability and resilience of routing to build large, efficient data center fabrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cisco FabricPath canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1590459 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cisco FabricPath Context triple: [Cisco Nexus switches, supportsTechnology, Cisco FabricPath]
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A.
Cisco Nexus switches
Cisco Nexus switches are a family of high-performance, data center–class network switches designed by Cisco Systems for scalable, low-latency, and highly virtualized environments.
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B.
Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst switches are a family of enterprise-grade network switches from Cisco Systems designed for high-performance, secure, and scalable campus and data center networking.
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C.
Cisco UCS
Cisco UCS (Unified Computing System) is Cisco’s integrated data center platform that combines computing, networking, and storage resources into a unified, centrally managed architecture for enterprise and cloud environments.
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D.
IEEE 802.1Qfv
IEEE 802.1Qfv is an amendment to the IEEE 802.1Q standard that defines enhancements for flexible queuing and forwarding behaviors in bridged and virtualized Ethernet networks.
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E.
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS is Cisco Systems’ proprietary network operating system that powers many of its routers and switches, providing core routing, switching, and network services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cisco FabricPath Target entity description: Cisco FabricPath is a Cisco proprietary Layer 2 multipath technology that combines the simplicity of Ethernet with the scalability and resilience of routing to build large, efficient data center fabrics.
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A.
Cisco Nexus switches
Cisco Nexus switches are a family of high-performance, data center–class network switches designed by Cisco Systems for scalable, low-latency, and highly virtualized environments.
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B.
Cisco Catalyst switches
Cisco Catalyst switches are a family of enterprise-grade network switches from Cisco Systems designed for high-performance, secure, and scalable campus and data center networking.
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C.
Cisco UCS
Cisco UCS (Unified Computing System) is Cisco’s integrated data center platform that combines computing, networking, and storage resources into a unified, centrally managed architecture for enterprise and cloud environments.
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D.
IEEE 802.1Qfv
IEEE 802.1Qfv is an amendment to the IEEE 802.1Q standard that defines enhancements for flexible queuing and forwarding behaviors in bridged and virtualized Ethernet networks.
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E.
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS is Cisco Systems’ proprietary network operating system that powers many of its routers and switches, providing core routing, switching, and network services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cisco proprietary technology
ⓘ
Layer 2 multipath technology ⓘ data center fabric technology ⓘ |
| avoids | Spanning Tree Protocol blocking ⓘ |
| basedOn | TRILL-like concepts ⓘ |
| competesWith |
Shortest Path Bridging (SPB)
ⓘ
TRILL ⓘ VXLAN-based fabrics ⓘ |
| configurationModel | fabric-wide configuration ⓘ |
| designedFor | high east-west traffic patterns ⓘ |
| developedBy | Cisco Systems ⓘ |
| encapsulates | Ethernet frames ⓘ |
| implementedOn |
Cisco Nexus switches
ⓘ
surface form:
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series switches
Cisco Nexus switches ⓘ
surface form:
Cisco Nexus 5600 Series switches
Cisco Nexus switches ⓘ
surface form:
Cisco Nexus 6000 Series switches
Cisco Nexus switches ⓘ
surface form:
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches
Cisco Nexus switches ⓘ
surface form:
Cisco Nexus 7700 Series switches
Cisco Nexus switches ⓘ
surface form:
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches (selected models)
|
| improvesOver | traditional Spanning Tree-based Layer 2 networks ⓘ |
| marketedFor |
cloud infrastructure
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data center networks ⓘ virtualized environments ⓘ |
| operatesAtLayer | Layer 2 ⓘ |
| provides |
fast convergence
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loop-free Layer 2 topology ⓘ multi-pathing without Spanning Tree Protocol ⓘ resilience ⓘ scalability ⓘ |
| supports |
data center fabrics
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equal-cost multipath ⓘ large Layer 2 domains ⓘ large number of MAC addresses ⓘ large number of VLANs ⓘ multi-path forwarding ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
IS-IS based control plane
ⓘ
broadcast containment ⓘ distributed Layer 2 fabric ⓘ fabric-wide VLANs ⓘ multicast traffic optimization ⓘ unicast traffic optimization ⓘ Virtual PortChannel ⓘ
surface form:
vPC+ (Virtual Port Channel Plus)
|
| supportsTopology |
fat-tree network topology
ⓘ
surface form:
Clos topology
spine-leaf architecture ⓘ |
| uses |
MAC-in-MAC encapsulation
ⓘ
switch IDs instead of MAC addresses for core forwarding ⓘ |
| usesControlPlane | routing-like control plane ⓘ |
| usesForwardingPlane | Ethernet-like forwarding ⓘ |
| usesProtocol | IS-IS for fabric control ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cisco FabricPath Description of subject: Cisco FabricPath is a Cisco proprietary Layer 2 multipath technology that combines the simplicity of Ethernet with the scalability and resilience of routing to build large, efficient data center fabrics.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.