Network Topologies; Basic Concepts - HP 10500 Series Configuration Manual

Figure 1 IRF application scenario

Network topologies

An IRF fabric can use a daisy-chain or ring topology. IRF does not support the full mesh topology. For
information about connecting IRF member devices, see

Basic concepts

This section uses
IRF.
Figure 2 to describe the basic concepts that you might encounter when you work with
"Connecting physical IRF
2
ports."