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In this chapter, we give the basic introduction to data center networks. We briefly mention the typical characteristics of data center applications that dictate the expectations from the underlying data center networks. We then briefly review the data center network requirements presented in the literature, that need to be met by future data center networking architectures.
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Liu, Y., Muppala, J.K., Veeraraghavan, M., Lin, D., Hamdi, M. (2013). Introduction. In: Data Center Networks. SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01949-9_1
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