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MP-BGP EVPN VXLAN for the beginner
The article below covers VXLAN encapsulation and how MP-BGP is used to learn and forward layer two and layer three traffic across the encapsulation. To better understand the content, we recommended that readers have prior knowledge of BGP and the MP-BGP routing protocol. For those unfamiliar with these concepts, we suggest reading our foundational learning path's "MP-BGP for the beginner" article beforehand. It's important to note that MP-BGP EVPN VXLAN may initially seem intimidating, but this beginner's guide will clearly understand how it works. It's a technology that has gained popularity over the last few years, with many companies adopting it.
Former NSA Cyber Director on the Emerging AI Threat Landscape
AI-powered nation-state cyber threats have entered a new phase. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT's Head of National Security and Critical Infrastructure Madison Horn joins former NSA Director Rob Joyce to break down what's changed and why business leaders should be paying close attention.
Network Engineering Foundations
This Learning Series covers the fundamentals of network engineering. Through hands-on labs and real-world examples, you will develop the practical skills necessary to build and maintain robust networks. It is perfect for aspiring network engineers, IT professionals, or anyone interested in understanding the backbone of today's interconnected world.
Huntington Network Team
Welcome to the Huntington Network Team community web page on the WWT Digital Platform. WWT continues to build the relationship with Huntington and we look forward to the continued expansion of our partnership. This private community has been created to facilitate collaboration and discussion between our organizations at all levels to ensure successful business outcomes and engagements. Within this community, you will find links to specific Networking content, as well as to Articles, Events, Videos, Workshops, POCs, Digital Labs and a broad collection of services and capabilities. Please feel free to comment, make suggestions or request content for any aspect of this community. WWT truly appreciates your continued business and we hope you find the community useful and purposeful.
6 Steps to Understanding Cisco ACI
When understood, these six concepts will help anyone new to ACI to understand a more detailed technical discussion.
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Before You Scale AI, Fix Your Data Foundation
The new AI bottleneck is whether your enterprise data can be trusted, governed, and used at speed. Recorded live at NVIDIA GTC, this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast features Tore Sundelin of NetApp and Derek Elbert of World Wide Technology discussing why unstructured data, policy-based governance, data classification and unified AI data pipelines are becoming critical as enterprises push toward agentic AI and production-scale inference.
Data Center Networking Market Scan Workshop
The Data Center Networking Market Scan Workshop empowers organizations to make informed, strategic networking decisions. By aligning technology with business outcomes, it reduces risk and enhances operational efficiency. Ideal for leaders in technology and operations, it supports modernization, automation, and future-ready infrastructure planning.
How to Scale Agentic AI Without Losing Control
AI is moving out of prototype mode and into production. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, recorded live at NVIDIA GTC, leaders from Cisco, NVIDIA and WWT unpack the real job in front of enterprise executives: how to scale agentic AI, secure AI factories, manage token economics and prepare infrastructure for an inference-heavy future.
Why Networking Must Evolve Now: 3 Key Takeaways from HPE Tech Jam 2026
At HPE Tech Jam 2026, networking emerged as mission-critical infrastructure powering AI, hybrid cloud and digital operations. As Praveen Jain highlighted, rising complexity and scale demand automation and intent-based networking. Platforms like Juniper Apstra enable resilient, AI-ready data center networks—giving modern enterprises a critical competitive edge.
Intent-Based Networking Is No Longer Optional: Why Juniper Apstra Is Winning in the Modern Data Center
Intent-based networking is no longer a future vision—it's a present-day necessity. As data centers evolve to support hybrid cloud, AI workloads, and multi-vendor complexity, legacy, configuration-driven models are breaking down. Forward-looking organizations are turning to intent-based networking to regain control, accelerate operations, and reduce risk—with Juniper Apstra leading the way as a proven platform for modern data center transformation.
Key Takeaways from the Optical Fiber Communications 2026 Conference
Members of WWT's Core Networking Team share their key takeaways and insights from the Optical Fiber Communications Conference 2026.
AI Infrastructure Is Changing—and the Network Is Now Part of the Performance Engine
AI infrastructure is shifting from disconnected components to integrated systems where compute, storage, software, and networking are optimized together for scalable performance. As AI moves into production, the data center network becomes a critical driver of efficiency, directly impacting GPU utilization, latency, and overall workload performance. Modern AI environments demand high east-west traffic handling, strong observability, resiliency and automation. For enterprises, networking is no longer just connectivity—it is foundational to delivering predictable AI outcomes, improving operational simplicity and maximizing the value of AI investments.
Cisco Networking: Routing Protocols
This Learning Series focuses on core routing protocols, guiding you through structured learning paths for EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP. Through hands-on labs and real-world scenarios, you'll build practical skills in designing, configuring, and troubleshooting routed networks. The journey begins with EIGRP, where you'll learn about its fundamentals, metrics, and efficient route propagation. Next, you'll dive into OSPF, exploring areas, LSAs, and hierarchical design for scalable networks. Finally, you'll master BGP, understanding path selection, policy control, and its role in internet-scale routing.
Ideal for network engineers, IT professionals, and anyone looking to strengthen their routing expertise, this series provides a progressive path from foundational concepts to advanced implementation.
Announcing Cisco Nexus Dashboard 4.2: The Secure, Unified Foundation for the AI Era
Cisco Nexus Dashboard 4.2 revolutionizes data center management with advanced AI observability, eBPF-powered security, native Splunk integration and many other new enhancements. This release empowers seamless, resilient and intelligent operations, ensuring real-time insights and zero downtime. Embrace the future of hybrid cloud networks with unparalleled control and efficiency.
Network Engineering Foundations
This Learning Series covers the fundamentals of network engineering. Through hands-on labs and real-world examples, you will develop the practical skills necessary to build and maintain robust networks. It is perfect for aspiring network engineers, IT professionals, or anyone interested in understanding the backbone of today's interconnected world.
What Enterprise Leaders Need to Know Before Choosing a Neocloud Provider
Neocloud Providers promise cost-effective AI compute, but enterprises face hidden risks beyond pricing. This article explores the pitfalls of immature platforms and offers a framework for evaluating enterprise readiness across nine domains. Make informed decisions to avoid costly setbacks and ensure robust AI infrastructure.
What We Learned at NVIDIA GTC 2026
At NVIDIA GTC 2026, the conversation shifted from model novelty to enterprise reality. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT Chief AI Advisor Tim Brooks explains why agentic AI, inference-heavy workloads and physical AI are forcing CIOs and CTOs to rethink infrastructure, governance, trust and leadership.
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Foundations
This learning path on foundational Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) provides a comprehensive introduction and deep dive into the core aspects of EIGRP. It starts by explaining the basics of EIGRP, including its purpose, operation, and fundamental concepts such as EIGRP Neighbors, advertising routes, authentication, and many others. This learning path aims to equip network professionals with the knowledge needed to manage and optimize EIGRP in real-world environments, emphasizing best practices and common pitfalls.
Checkpoint SD-WAN Lab
The Check Point SD-WAN lab is a hands-on environment designed to teach how Quantum SD-WAN is configiured over an existing environment that deploys Check Point security gateways . You will explore a distributed topology that includes branch sites with multiple ISP connections, centralized management, and simulated internet and MPLS transport, then configure SD-WAN objects tunnels & monitor various parameters. The lab also emphasizes operational workflows, including policy deployment, validation, & monitoring.
Arista With Cloud Vision Portal Sandbox Lab
This lab provides exposure to the new technology and capabilities of the Arista products used. This lab introduces the Arista Cloud Vision Portal(CVP) and includes 3 VXLAN EVPN scenarios based on best practices from the Arista design guides, ACE3 course material and Arista TAC support the Arista EOS forum posts. There are many different ways to create an Arista-based VXLAN EVPN fabric; these 3 lab scenarios presents 1) a migration phase from a standard 3 tier VLAN and SVI-based network to a VXLAN fabric, 2) using Asymmetrical IRB and 3)Symmetrical IRB. BGP routing is the underlay, overlay, and connectivity to the remote data center under migration. This sandbox and configs can be further used to explore other configurations and functionality of Arista CVP.
Arista CloudVision Studios: VXLAN EVPN Fabric Deployment
This learning path introduces you to deploying and operating data center fabrics using Arista CloudVision Portal as your centralized orchestration and automation platform. You'll onboard Arista switches into CloudVision, reconcile their configuration with configlets, and build a VXLAN EVPN fabric using MLAG, VRFs, and Layer 2/Layer 3 networks for tenant segmentation. You'll then configure inter-VRF route leaking, and conclude by integrating multiple fabrics in a scalable, multi-domain architecture, all while leveraging CloudVision for centralized visibility and streamlined operations.
Quantum Systems: Quantum Networking for Classical Engineers (Part II)
Networking a qubit is in some ways similar to classical engineering, and in others vastly different. This second article in a series on quantum networking discusses the theoretical (but necessary) components of a next-generation, multi-QPU network.
Arista VXLAN EVPN Deployment with CloudVision Studios
Arista CloudVision provides a centralized, model-driven platform for deploying, managing, and extending VXLAN EVPN fabrics using Studios. In this hands-on lab, you will use CloudVision to build and operate a VXLAN EVPN leaf-spine fabric across multiple sites while maintaining consistent policies, visibility, and control.
The lab begins with onboarding, switches into CloudVision, and assigns roles using Studios. You will then configure MLAG for high availability, set up VXLAN EVPN underlay and overlay parameters, and map VLANs to VNIs to enable multi-tenant segmentation and workload connectivity. Next, you will implement inter-VRF routing and route leaking using EVPN and BGP constructs. Finally, the lab extends the design into a VXLAN EVPN Multi-Site architecture, integrating multiple fabrics under a unified control and policy framework.
This lab demonstrates how CloudVision and Studios simplify the deployment, operation, and lifecycle management of complex VXLAN EVPN fabrics, providing centralized visibility, consistent configuration, and scalable multi-site operations.
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Cisco ACI Multisite Nexus Dashboard 3.2 Orchestrator (NDO)
Cisco's Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator (NDO) allows an ACI policy to be managed with a single pane of glass to for the whole environment. The key to NDO, the administrator is able to create consistent security and connectivity policies across multiple physical, and virtual sites.
This lab will go through all the steps necessary to bring up an ACI Multi-Site environment from two existing ACI fabrics.
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Multi-Site DCNM Lab
This lab will enable a student to build a basic Multi-Site fabric using Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) for complete end-to-end connectivity.