A data center utilizing an architecture minimizing Internet Protocol ,IP, routing therein, the data center comprising: one or more service edge network elements located in the data center , wherein a sub-IP network operating at Layers 0, 1 and/or 2, communicatively couples the one or more service edge network elements to one or more customer edge network elements located at or near demarcation points between a customer edge network and the data center , wherein the one or more customer edge network elements and the one or more service edge network elements are configured to provide direct user access to the data center for a plurality of users ; and a control system communicatively coupled to the one or more service edge network elements and the sub-IP network , wherein the control system is configured to control resources on the sub-IP network and the data center for the plurality of users for centralized control of multilayer grooming from the customer edge network to the data center ; wherein traffic flows on the sub-IP network for the plurality of users are aggregated and groomed on the sub-IP network into aggregate connections destined for a specific device comprising one of a Top of Rack, TOR, switch and a server within the data center , through the control system , wherein the aggregate connections are any of wavelengths, Optical Transport Network, OTN, containers, Ethernet connections, Multiprotocol Label Switching, MPLS, connections, and MPLS-Transport Profile, MPLS-TP, connections between aggregation devices in the sub-IP network and a network element , and wherein the network element is configured to connect to the one or more service edge network elements that provide direct user access to the data center , and the traffic flows are routed from the one or more customer edge network elements to the specific device via the centralized control by the control system . one or more service edge network elements located in the data center , wherein a sub-IP network operating at Layers 0, 1 and/or 2, communicatively couples the one or more service edge network elements to one or more customer edge network elements located at or near demarcation points between a customer edge network and the data center , wherein the one or more customer edge network elements and the one or more service edge network elements are configured to provide direct user access to the data center for a plurality of users ; and a control system communicatively coupled to the one or more service edge network elements and the sub-IP network , wherein the control system is configured to control resources on the sub-IP network and the data center for the plurality of users for centralized control of multilayer grooming from the customer edge network to the data center ; wherein traffic flows on the sub-IP network for the plurality of users are aggregated and groomed on the sub-IP network into aggregate connections destined for a specific device comprising one of a Top of Rack, TOR, switch and a server within the data center , through the control system , wherein the aggregate connections are any of wavelengths, Optical Transport Network, OTN, containers, Ethernet connections, Multiprotocol Label Switching, MPLS, connections, and MPLS-Transport Profile, MPLS-TP, connections between aggregation devices in the sub-IP network and a network element , and wherein the network element is configured to connect to the one or more service edge network elements that provide direct user access to the data center , and the traffic flows are routed from the one or more customer edge network elements to the specific device via the centralized control by the control system . <EOS>