Introduction This post will discuss different design options for deploying firewalls and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and how firewalls can be used in the data center. Firewall Designs Firewalls have traditionally been used to protect inside resources from being accessed
Design Considerations for North/South Flows in the Data Center
Traditional data centers have been built by using standard switches and running Spanning Tree (STP). STP blocks redundant links and builds a loop-free tree which is rooted at the STP root. This kind of topology wastes a lot of links
QoS Design Notes for CCDE
Trying to get my CCDE studies going again. I’ve finished the End to End QoS Design book (relevant parts) and here are my notes on QoS design. Basic QoS Different applications require different treatment, the most important parameters are: Delay: