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Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI

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3 Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Cisco ACI is an application focused, software-defined networking solution utilizing both software and traditional switching hardware. The solution is an overlay on Cisco's high-performance switches, operating in an ACI mode managed by a controller. The Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) is a central management appliance that handles policy, visibility, security, and overall network control for the ACI environment. Cisco ACI provides the following features within the ACI domain: • Multi-tenant security • Microsegmentation • Application specific policy management • Network availability and QoS • Network automation 9 Dell EMC Networking OS10 Enterprise Edition Deployment Guide with Cisco ACI

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Dell EMC Networking OS10 Enterprise Edition Deployment Guide with Cisco ACI
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Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
Cisco ACI is an application focused, software-defined networking solution utilizing both software and
traditional switching hardware. The solution is an overlay on Cisco’s high-performance switches, operating in
an ACI mode managed by a controller. The Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) is a
central management appliance that handles policy, visibility, security, and overall network control for the ACI
environment.
Cisco ACI provides the following features within the ACI domain:
Multi-tenant security
Microsegmentation
Application specific policy management
Network availability and QoS
Network automation