The public-safety data center wants predictable hop counts between any two leaves on the Clos. Which architecture property delivers that regularity?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
In a tidy 3-stage Clos, leaf A to leaf B is always up to a spine and down—same short hop story every time. That predictability is why public-safety likes Clos over mystery STP diameters. Shortcuts and single hairpins just reintroduce weird paths.
Full Explanation
A 3-stage Clos provides a regular leaf-spine-leaf hop count between leaves, which yields predictable diameter and latency characteristics. STP root elections create variable Layer 2 diameters and are not the IP-fabric model. Direct leaf-leaf underlay edges and forced hairpins through one border leaf break Clos regularity. Architecture regularity is a first-class Clos benefit.