HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual page 648

In-Order Delivery
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
Figure 32-13
Switch 1
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4 may be delivered before Frame 1 and Frame 2.
If the in-order guarantee feature is enabled, the frames within the network are treated as follows:
• Frames in the network are delivered in the order in which they are transmitted.
• Frames that cannot be delivered in order within the network latency drop period are dropped inside
the network.
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Route Change Delivery
Switch 2
Frame 2
32-13, the new path from Switch 1 to Switch 4 is faster. In this scenario, Frame 3 and Frame
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Switch 3
Frame 1
Frame 4 Frame 3
Switch 4
Old path
New path
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