{"id":13297,"date":"2014-01-07T16:30:30","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T16:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/data-center-networking\/"},"modified":"2014-01-07T16:30:30","modified_gmt":"2014-01-07T16:30:30","slug":"data-center-networking","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/29882\/data-center-networking","title":{"rendered":"Data Center Networking"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_data_center_networking_mean\">What Does Data Center Networking Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Data center networking is the process of establishing and interconnecting the entire physical and network-based devices and equipment within a data center facility. <\/p>\n<p>It enables a digital connection between data center infrastructure nodes and equipment to ensure that they can communicate and transfer data between each other and on an external network or Internet.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_data_center_networking\">Techopedia Explains Data Center Networking<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Typically, data center networking creates a network infrastructure that is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stable, secure and reliable<\/li>\n<li>In line with the industry regulations and meets organization\/customer\/users needs<\/li>\n<li>Supports networking requirements for modern technologies such as cloud computing and virtualization<\/li>\n<li>Scalable and can easily meet the requirements of network communications in peak usage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The components and technologies that make up data center networking generally include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Networking equipment (routers, switches, modems, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Network cabling (LAN\/WAN and network interface cabling)<\/li>\n<li>Network addressing scheme such as IP V4 or IP V6<\/li>\n<li>Network security (security protocols\/encryption algorithms, firewalls, IDS)<\/li>\n<li>Internet connectivity (satellite, DSL, wireless, optical)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Data Center Networking Mean? 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