Tutorial: Demystifying Clos Fabrics @TeamNANOG
Tutorial: Demystifying Clos Fabrics  @TeamNANOG
Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Most modern DC network designs are Clos fabrics, but there's a lot of tribal knowledge in their design and implementation that results in highly divergent designs. This talk is an attempt to pass forward my own collection of tribal knowledge in hopes of building a set of best practices. The Why, What, and Hows are well represented - the Where and When is up to you!

Speaker Chris Woodfield
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Tutorial: Demystifying Clos Fabrics

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