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Aggregation Layer; Access Layer - Cisco Catalyst Blade 3020 Design Manual

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Figure 7.
Data Center Front-End Network

Aggregation Layer

The aggregation layer is a point of convergence for network traffic that provides connectivity
between server farms and the rest of the enterprise. The aggregation layer supports Layer 2 and
Layer 3 functions and presents an ideal location for deploying centralized application, security, and
management services. Shared across the access layer server farms, these data center services
provide an efficient, scalable, predictable, and deterministic behavior common to server-farm
needs.
The aggregation layer provides a comprehensive set of features for the data center. The following
devices support these features:
Multilayer aggregation switches
Load-balancing devices
Firewalls
IDSs
Content engines
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) offloaders
Network-analysis devices

Access Layer

The primary role of the access layer is to provide the server farms with port density. In addition, it
must be a flexible, efficient, and predictable environment supporting client-to-server and server-to-
server traffic. A Layer 2 domain meets these requirements by providing the following:
Adjacency between servers and service devices
A deterministic, fast-converging, loop-free topology
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