Everything about Virtual Switching System
Cisco proprietary network virtualisation technology
Virtual Switching System (VSS) is a Cisco proprietary network virtualisation technology that aggregates two physical Ethernet switches into a single logical switch for enhanced redundancy, scalability, and simplified management in enterprise and data centre environments. Introduced in 2008, VSS primarily supports Cisco Catalyst 4500, 6500, and 6800 series switches, allowing them to operate as one virtual entity with a shared control plane, data plane, and management interface. This technology reduces protocol overhead, eliminates spanning tree loops, and provides sub-second failover, making it suitable for high-availability Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Virtual Switching SystemA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Data Communications Networking (McGraw-Hill Forouzan Networking)The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A Unified Analysis of Switching Multiple Model Adaptive Control - Virtual Equivalent System ApproachCited 5 times
- Go sideways: EtherChannelA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Cisco CatalystA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A Unified Analysis of Switching Multiple Model Adaptive Control - Virtual Equivalent System Approach
A Virtual Switching Model for Improvement of Call Quality in Integrated Communication System
Virtual Machine Management Technology for Operating Packet Switching System in a Virtualization Environment
đź“š Books worth reading
Data Communications Networking (McGraw-Hill Forouzan Networking)Behrouz A. Forouzan · 2006
CCNP Switch Lab ManualCisco Networking Academy · 2010
CCNP SWITCH 642-813 official certification guideDave Hucaby · 2010
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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