Spbm Scaling And Performance Capabilities - Avaya 8800 Planning And Engineering, Network Design

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Figure 72: Optimized routing after moving VMs
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SPBM scaling and performance capabilities

The test scenarios in this section simulate deployments of SPBM in Enterprise networks. Each
figure represents an actual configuration that was tested in the Avaya Data Solutions Test Lab. The
table accompanying each figure shows the scaling results of the tests performed in that test bed.
Upgrade scenarios
The figures in this section illustrate how two networks with SMLT switch clusters can be upgraded to
SPBM. The accompanying test results in the table below prove that SMLT can be successfully
upgraded to SPBM with no loss of functionality. The
to STP/SPBM on page 159 figure shows a network with an SMLT switch cluster configuration
upgrading to an SPBM configuration. When SPBM is used with SMLT, a virtual backbone MAC is
automatically created for the IST pair and is advertised by IS-IS. The gray-dashed line outlines all
the devices included in the SMLT and STP network. The red-dashed line outlines all the devices
included in the SPBM network.
When you complete the configuration steps, this upgrade reduces the complexity of the network. For
more information and a configuration example, see Shortest Path Bridging (802.1aq) for ERS 8600 /
8800 Technical Configuration Guide (NN48500-617).
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Figure 73: Test bed for upgrading a data center
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