Chapter 2
Virtualization and Cisco
In this chapter, you will learn the following:
History of virtualization in the core routing and switching products of Cisco
How the infrastructure virtualization is achieved and applied to enterprise and service-provider segments
Software-defined networking (SDN) and its various key enablers
SDN Controllers and associated protocols and various open-source SDN Controllers
The roles played by APIs and various programmability elements in the era of virtualization
Proprietary Cisco SDN Controllers for enterprise and data centers and modern-day network design with network functions virtualization (NFV)
Trending technologies built on virtualization and SDN
History of Virtualization in Cisco
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