Brocade Communications Systems ICX 6430 Hardware Installation Manual page 44

Topology 3: linear and ring
There are two substacks, each containing three peripheral devices.
FIGURE 35 Topology 2: dual ring
Topology 3: linear and ring
In the figure below, two ICX 6610 devices form the backbone and there are six ICX 6450 peripheral
devices in two substacks. Each substack contains three peripheral devices.
One substack is connected to one ICX 6610 device to form a linear topology. The other substack is
connected to each of the ICX 6610 devices to form a ring topology.
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