FabricPath

E697687

Cisco networking technology Layer 2 multipath technology

FabricPath is Cisco's proprietary Layer 2 multipath technology that combines the scalability and resilience of Layer 3 routing with the simplicity of Ethernet switching for modern data center networks.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cisco networking technology ⓘ Layer 2 multipath technology ⓘ
basedOn	TRILL-like concepts ⓘ
combinesWith	Layer 3 routing principles ⓘ
competesWith	SPB (Shortest Path Bridging) NERFINISHED ⓘ TRILL NERFINISHED ⓘ VXLAN-based fabrics ⓘ
designedFor	data center networks ⓘ
developer	Cisco Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ
enables	any-to-any Layer 2 connectivity ⓘ east-west traffic optimization ⓘ
improves	Layer 2 scalability ⓘ network resiliency ⓘ
introducedIn	Cisco NX-OS NERFINISHED ⓘ
isProprietaryTo	Cisco Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ
marketedAs	next-generation Layer 2 fabric technology ⓘ
networkLayer	Layer 2 ⓘ
offers	equal-cost multipath forwarding ⓘ
provides	Layer 2 multipathing ⓘ
reduces	Spanning Tree Protocol dependence ⓘ
runsOn	Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Cisco Nexus switches NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports	ECMP at Layer 2 ⓘ MAC address scalability ⓘ broadcast traffic ⓘ cloud data centers ⓘ fast convergence ⓘ fault isolation ⓘ incremental fabric expansion ⓘ large Layer 2 domains ⓘ large-scale Ethernet fabrics ⓘ loop-free Layer 2 topology ⓘ multi-path forwarding ⓘ multi-tenant environments ⓘ multicast traffic ⓘ plug-and-play fabric growth ⓘ spine-leaf architectures ⓘ top-of-rack to core fabric designs ⓘ traffic load balancing ⓘ unicast traffic ⓘ vPC+ (virtual PortChannel Plus) NERFINISHED ⓘ virtualized data centers ⓘ
uses	IS-IS control plane ⓘ routing control plane ⓘ routing-style shortest path computation ⓘ switching data plane ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cisco NX‑OS → supportsFeature → FabricPath ⓘ

subject surface form: Cisco NX-OS