{"id":780,"date":"2020-05-18T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pensando.io\/?p=780"},"modified":"2021-12-27T23:59:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T23:59:04","slug":"clos-topology-for-data-center-networks-part-1-an-interview-with-dinesh-dutt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/share.mahalodigital.com\/Pensando\/clos-topology-for-data-center-networks-part-1-an-interview-with-dinesh-dutt\/","title":{"rendered":"Clos Topology For Data Center Networks &#8211; Part 1: An Interview with Dinesh Dutt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Podcast and Video was originally posted on Silvano Gai&#8217;s blog <a href=\"https:\/\/silvanogai.github.io\/posts\/clos-part1\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>In this podcast, I interview\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ddutt\/\">Dinesh Dutt<\/a>, a well known engineer and author, and ask him to explain the application of the Clos topology to data center networks, used in enterprises and clouds.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This first short video is an introduction to the topic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XrnATy3AvpA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The following podcast goes into more details about Clos networks and compares them with access-aggregation-core networks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clos neworks vs Access-Aggregation-Core\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/b3s9m-dca884?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=107&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;pbad=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>These two pictures, from Dinesh book,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oreilly.com\/library\/view\/cloud-native-data\/9781492045595\/\"><em>Cloud Native Data Center Networking<\/em><\/a>\u00a0may be helpful in following the discussion.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Access-Aggregation-Core network<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/silvanogai.github.io\/assets\/images\/access-aggregation-core.png\" alt=\"Access-Aggregation-Core Network\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Simple Clos Network<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/silvanogai.github.io\/assets\/images\/simple-clos-network.png\" alt=\"Access-Aggregation-Core Network\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dinesh book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oreilly.com\/library\/view\/cloud-native-data\/9781492045595\/\"><em>Cloud Native Data Center Networking<\/em>\u00a0published by O\u2019Reilly in 2020, ISBN 9781492045601<\/a>\u00a0has a lot of material on the topic.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/silvanogai.github.io\/assets\/images\/cloud-native-data-center-networking.png\" alt=\"Dinesh Book Cover\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>My book has a brief description of Clos in chapter 2.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/silvanogai.github.io\/assets\/images\/book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/activity-6642125779486539776-FJAj\/\">an independent review of the book here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The book was also listed in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/data-storage\/the-top-10-best-cloud-storage-books-you-need-to-read-in-2020\/\">The Top 10 Best Cloud Storage Books You Need to Read in 2020.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t Forget that Pearson\/Addison-Wesley has a special offer on my latest book. To save 35% on the book or eBook go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.informit.com\/store\/building-a-future-proof-cloud-infrastructure-a-unified-9780136624097?utm_source=pensando&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=bookad\">the informit website<\/a>\u00a0and use code FUTUREPROOF during checkout to apply the discount. 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