In a large data center, a network engineer is optimizing the flow of traffic between servers within the same layer to reduce latency and improve performance. This type of traffic flow is known as:
East-west traffic refers to the flow of data between devices in the same data center (horizontally), typically bypassing the traditional north-south route through core network devices. This is crucial for enhancing speed and efficiency in environments with high inter-server traffic, such as hyper-scale cloud data centers or large virtualized systems.
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