翻译初记 BGP in DC

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CHAPTER 1

Introduction to Data Center Networks

章节1

介绍数据中心网络

A network exists to serve the connectivity requirements of applica‐

tions, and applications serve the business needs of their organization.

对于应用程序来说，网络的存在满足了其对于互相连通的需求

而对于商业组织来说，应用程序满足了其业务的需求

As a network designer or operator, therefore,

因此，作为一名网络架构师或者运维工程师，

it is imperative to first understand the needs of the modern data center, and the network topology that has been adapted for the data centers.

首要是了解现代数据中心的需求及（此种环境下）适合的网络拓扑

This is where our journey begins.

所以这就是我们项目的起点

My goal is for you to understand, by the end of the chapter, the network design of a modern data center network, given the applications’ needs and the scale of the operation.

我的目标就是在本章结束时，能让你了解现代数据中心的网络设计能够给予应用程序多大的计算规模

Data centers are much bigger than they were a decade ago, With application requirements vastly different from the traditional client–

server applications,

数据中心（的规模）要比十年前大得多，因为传统CS架构程序与（现在的）应用程序相比，有着极大的不同，

 and with deployment speeds that are in seconds instead of days. This changes how networks are designed and deployed.

而且其部署的速度从天变成了秒，这就促进了网络的设计和部署上的改变

The most common routing protocol used inside the data center is Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).

在数据中心中，BGP是主要使用的路由选择协议

BGP has been known for decades for helping internet-connected systems around the world find one another.

BGP has been known for decades for helping the  world internet-connected systems to find one another.

几十年以来，BGP因支撑全世界的网络系统互联而闻名

 However, it is useful within a single data center, as well. BGP is standards-based and supported by many free and open source software packages.

然而在数据中心内部用处也很大，BGP是一种公有的协议，同时有许多免费、开源的软件包来提供支持

It is natural to begin the journey of deploying BGP in the data center

with the design of modern data center networks. This chapter is an

answer to questions such as the following:

所以从BGP在数据中心的部署中来开始讲述较为轻松，同时借此研究现代数据中心内的网络设计（方法）。

本章是以下问题的答案