Software Defined Networking

  • Advantages SDN
    • Automatic Infrastructure Provisioning
    • Multi-tenant enviornments
    • Flexible Placement of servers ( Mobility )
    • Health monitoring of applications
    • Application to NET ( Southbound ) and NET to application ( Northbound ) communication
  • Cisco’s SDN implementation: Application Centric Infrastructure ( ACI )

Three key ingredients for ACI

  • Nexus 9000 series / 9300 / 9500.
  • Aplication Policy Infrastructure Controller ( APIC ).
    • Cisco recommends a minimum of three APIC servers.
  • Policy Model ( “What talks to what and how” ).

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