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400-007 · Question #444
With virtualization being applied in many parts of the network, every physical link is likely to carry one or more virtual links, but what is a drawback in cases like this?
The correct answer is B. fate sharing. In virtualized environments, multiple virtual links share the same physical link. If that physical link fails, all virtual links mapped to it fail as well. This drawback is known as fate sharing.
Designing Network Infrastructure
Question
With virtualization being applied in many parts of the network, every physical link is likely to carry one or more virtual links, but what is a drawback in cases like this?
Options
- Aunneeded tunneling
- Bfate sharing
- Cserialization delay
- Dbandwidth utilization
How the community answered
(29 responses)- A3% (1)
- B90% (26)
- C7% (2)
Explanation
In virtualized environments, multiple virtual links share the same physical link. If that physical link fails, all virtual links mapped to it fail as well. This drawback is known as fate sharing.
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#virtualization#fate sharing#virtual links#network resilience
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