Supported Topologies - Brocade Communications Systems ICX 7450 Deployment Manual

Supported Topologies

Supported Topologies
The Brocade ICX 7450 can operate as a standalone device as well as a stackable device. When used
as a stack, ICX 7450 supports linear and ring stack topologies. All different SKUs of ICX 7450 can be
mixed in the same stack. The stack can be formed with two units and up to twelve units. Following are
examples of some of the ICX 7450 stacks connected in linear and ring topologies using 1x40G
stacking ports.
NOTE
The Brocade ICX 7450 cannot be combined in a stack with other Brocade stackable devices.
2 unit stack linear and ring topology
NOTE
The Brocade ICX 7450 does not support trunking on 1x40G stack ports. For the two unit ring topology
shown above, the stack ports x/3/1 and x/4/1 on each unit cannot be used to form one trunk; they
should be individual stacking ports.
4 unit stack linear and ring topology
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