A data center is experiencing unpredictable east-west traffic patterns as applications scale out. The network team wants to minimize latency and ensure that any server can reach any other server with a consistent number of hops. Which topology should they implement?

Hub-and-spoke with the core as the hub

Three-tier with a redundant core and distribution layers

Spine-leaf with every leaf switch connected to every spine switch

Two-tier with collapsed core/distribution and access switches

A company is deploying a new campus network for a single building with 200 users. The budget is limited, and the network must support basic redundancy for the access layer. The design team wants to minimize the number of devices and management overhead. Which architecture should be recommended?

Spine-leaf with leaf switches connecting to all spines

Three-tier with separate core, distribution, and access layers

Hub-and-spoke with a central router and access switches

Two-tier with collapsed core/distribution

A data center currently uses a three-tier architecture with core, aggregation, and access layers. The network team is seeing high latency for server-to-server traffic and wants to redesign to improve east-west performance. They are considering a spine-leaf topology. Which trade-off must they accept?

Increased cabling and switch port usage

A multinational company has five regional offices that frequently exchange large files with each other. The network team is choosing between a full-mesh and a hub-and-spoke WAN topology. The company has a limited budget but requires low latency for inter-office traffic. Which factor most strongly favors a full-mesh topology?

Direct paths between offices reduce latency and avoid a central bottleneck

Full mesh requires fewer WAN links than hub-and-spoke

Full mesh simplifies routing configuration

Full mesh allows the use of lower-capacity links

A large enterprise campus has multiple buildings, each with its own distribution switch. The core layer connects the distribution switches. The company is adding a new building and needs to connect its distribution switch to the core. Which type of link is typically used between the distribution and core layers?

High-speed links, often 10 Gbps or higher

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A data center is experiencing unpredictable east-west traffic patterns as applications scale out. The network team wants to minimize latency and ensure that any server can reach any other server with a consistent number of hops. Which topology should they implement?
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7application · medium
A company is deploying a new campus network for a single building with 200 users. The budget is limited, and the network must support basic redundancy for the access layer. The design team wants to minimize the number of devices and management overhead. Which architecture should be recommended?
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A data center currently uses a three-tier architecture with core, aggregation, and access layers. The network team is seeing high latency for server-to-server traffic and wants to redesign to improve east-west performance. They are considering a spine-leaf topology. Which trade-off must they accept?
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9expert · hard
A multinational company has five regional offices that frequently exchange large files with each other. The network team is choosing between a full-mesh and a hub-and-spoke WAN topology. The company has a limited budget but requires low latency for inter-office traffic. Which factor most strongly favors a full-mesh topology?
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10application · medium
A large enterprise campus has multiple buildings, each with its own distribution switch. The core layer connects the distribution switches. The company is adding a new building and needs to connect its distribution switch to the core. Which type of link is typically used between the distribution and core layers?
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A data center is experiencing unpredictable east-west traffic patterns as applications scale out. The network team wants to minimize latency and ensure that any server can reach any other server with a consistent number of hops. Which topology should they implement?

A company is deploying a new campus network for a single building with 200 users. The budget is limited, and the network must support basic redundancy for the access layer. The design team wants to minimize the number of devices and management overhead. Which architecture should be recommended?

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