CHAPTER 12
Control Plane
Now that we have discussed the chicken, let’s discuss the egg. In earlier chapters, configuration examples and details about several control plane protocols were provided. This chapter discusses what it means to be a control plane protocol, how these protocols interact, how to secure the control plane, and provides additional configuration examples.
The control plane makes the decisions that the data plane uses when forwarding data. Typically, when one thinks about the control plane, routing protocols and the spanning tree come to mind. There are also control plane protocols that support other control plane functions. ...
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