Specifications

DESIGN GUIDE - Data Center LAN Connectivity Design Guide

Figure 1: The data center LAN in the enterprise network

Trends and Challenges

In addition to the requirements previously mentioned, the following trends must be considered in a data center

LAN design:

Centralization of Data Centers

To reduce costs, simplify operations and comply with regulatory guidelines, more and more enterprises are

consolidating their data centers. According to a 2006 Nemertes Research report1, 91 percent of companies

interviewed were under compliance constraints and more than 50 percent of the companies consolidated their

dispersed data centers into fewer larger data centers in the past 12 months, with even more planning to consolidate

in the following 12 months. In addition to HA requirements ensuring nonstop operations, centralization raises new

latency and security issues for the data center LAN.

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WX Series/

WXC Series

IC Series

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M Series

IC Series

SA Series

WX Series/

WXC Series

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IDP Series

SSG Series

WX Series/

WXC Series

SSG Series

J Series

SSG Series

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WX Series/

WXC Series

PRIVATE WAN

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