Cisco Cisco Virtual Topology System 1.5 Data Sheet
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Data Sheet
Cisco Virtual Topology System
Product Overview
The Cisco
®
Virtual Topology System (VTS) is an open, standards-based overlay management and provisioning
system for data center networks. It automates fabric provisioning for both physical and virtual workloads.
The Virtual Topology System provides a network virtualization architecture and software-defined networking (SDN)
framework that meets the requirements of today’s multitenant data centers for cloud services. It delivers business
framework that meets the requirements of today’s multitenant data centers for cloud services. It delivers business
agility by automating overlay provisioning on network infrastructure. It abstracts out the complexity involved in
managing heterogeneous network environments, improving service delivery and reducing operating costs
(Figure 1).
Figure 1. Cisco Virtual Topology System
Data centers are evolving from isolated resource islands into interconnected pools of virtualized resources.
Virtualized functions and new on-demand service models are amplifying the need for robust overlays to achieve
greater agility. Multitenancy, isolation, and service stitching
—capabilities critical to capitalizing on virtualized
resources
—are basic requirements for any cloud architecture. The Virtual Topology System helps service
providers and large enterprises capitalize on next-generation cloud architecture through automation and faster
service delivery.