Figure 3 A network that contains two IRF domains
Device A
Device C
IRF split
IRF split occurs when an IRF fabric breaks up into multiple IRF fabrics because of IRF link failures, as
shown in
Figure
forwarding problems on the network. To quickly detect a multi-active collision, configure a minimum of
one MAD mechanism (see
Figure 4 IRF split
IRF merge
IRF merge occurs when two split IRF fabrics reunite or when two independent IRF fabrics are united, as
shown in
Figure
Core network
IRF fabric 1
(domain 10)
IRF link
IRF fabric 2
(domain 20)
IRF link
Access network
4. The split IRF fabrics operate with the same IP address and cause routing and
"Configuring
5.
Device B
Device D
MAD").
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