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HP0-Y47 · Question #54

A network architect is choosing core switches for an enterprise data center. One potential model uses CLOS hardware architecture, and the other model has a cross-bar hardware architecture. Which…

The correct answer is D. The customer is planning to scale bandwidth up to 40G/100G in the next several years. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

A network architect is choosing core switches for an enterprise data center. One potential model uses CLOS hardware architecture, and the other model has a cross-bar hardware architecture. Which customer requirement would cause the network architect to select switches with CLOS architecture?

Options

  • AThe customer has a multi-tenant data center, which needs to use Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) to segment the network
  • BThe customer needs a highly-available core, which is best delivered with Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF)
  • CThe customer has relatively small data center and does not have the budget to invest in high performance
  • DThe customer is planning to scale bandwidth up to 40G/100G in the next several years

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    17% (5)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    73% (22)

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