As networking trends yo-yo between layer-3 and layer-2 centric different protocols have emerged. Protocols such as Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL), Shortest Path Bridging (SPB), and Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) have emerged to address the need of scalability at Layer2.   Cloud scalability, spanning tree bridging issues, and big broadcast networks start to become a problem in large data center or cloud environments. To figure out if things like TRILL is a solution for you, you must understand the problem that is … Continue reading Where does TRILL and VXLAN fit in to your network strategy?