Connecting Devices In A Mixed Stack - Brocade Communications Systems ICX 6430 Hardware Installation Manual

FIGURE 29 Ring stacking topology using both ports in each trunk

Connecting devices in a mixed stack

ICX 6450 devices can operate as standalone devices and also as members of a mixed stack. A stack is
a group of devices--Brocade stackable units and their connected stacking links--that are connected so
that the stack is managed as a single entity.
A mixed stack contains ICX 6610 devices and ICX 6450 devices. ICX 6610 devices form the backbone
of the mixed stack. ICX 6450 devices are peripheral units that connect to the backbone and to other
peripheral units.
The table below summarizes the ports used in mixed stacking.
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