Network+ N10-009 Datacenter Architecture
A datacenter is a specialized facility housing interconnected servers, storage systems, networking hardware, and supporting infrastructure that organizations use to organize, process, store, and disseminate large amounts of data efficiently and securely.
Datacenter
Any facility that businesses and other orginizations use to organize, process, and disseminate large amounts of data.
Key Terms
Datacenter
Any facility that businesses and other orginizations use to organize, process, and disseminate large amounts of data.
Three-tiered Hierachy
Consists of the Core, Distribution/Aggregation, and Access/Edge.
Collapsed Core
Network Architecture where the core and the distribution layers are being merged into a single layer (Not suitable for large or complex networks).<...
Spine and Leaf Architecture
An alternative type of network architecture that focuses on the communication within the datacenter itself.
North-South Traffic Flow
Traffic that enters or leaves the data center from a system physically residing outside the datacenter (North=Leaves datacenter South=Enters datace...
East-West Traffic Flow
Refers to data flow withing a datacenter.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Datacenter | Any facility that businesses and other orginizations use to organize, process, and disseminate large amounts of data. |
Three-tiered Hierachy | Consists of the Core, Distribution/Aggregation, and Access/Edge. |
Collapsed Core | Network Architecture where the core and the distribution layers are being merged into a single layer (Not suitable for large or complex networks). |
Spine and Leaf Architecture | An alternative type of network architecture that focuses on the communication within the datacenter itself. |
North-South Traffic Flow | Traffic that enters or leaves the data center from a system physically residing outside the datacenter (North=Leaves datacenter South=Enters datacenter). |
East-West Traffic Flow | Refers to data flow withing a datacenter. |