Connecting the IRF member switches in one rack
Use SFP+ cables to connect the IRF member switches (9 switches in this example) in a rack as
shown in
Figure
connected in the rack.
Figure 25 Connecting the switches in one rack
Figure 26 IRF fabric topology
Connecting the IRF member switches in a ToR solution
You can install IRF member switches in different racks side by side to deploy a top of rack (ToR)
solution.
Figure 27
shows an example for connecting 9 top of rack IRF member switches by using
SFP+/QSFP+ transceiver modules and optical fibers. The topology is the same as
25. The switches in the ring topology (see
Figure
30
26) are in the same order as
Figure
26.