Problem: Layer 2 networks do not scale

Volume of broadcast traffic
Vulnerability to broadcast storms
Machines can steal IP addresses (accidentally or maliciously)
Huge MAC tables and ARP tables
Troubleshooting is hard
- No "layer 2 traceroute"
Building resilience is hard
- Spanning tree is no match for OSPF

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