Shortest-path-bridging is increasingly expanding its reach beyond the data center and is providing network administrators a new alternative for service separation, while at the same time reducing or eliminating the use of spanning tree in their networks.
What is shortest-path-bridging?
Shortest path bridging is an open standard supported by multiple vendors and is fully described in IEEE 802.1aq. in essence, it uses MAC-in-MAC encapsulation in the data plane and IS-IS in the control plane to provide loop-free separation between services in a network.
Rob Hemmerich
Director, NA Business Development, ALEHe is currently trying to save the world, one network at a time.
Rob holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in English from the University of Waterloo.
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