Basic Concepts - H3C S9500E Series Configuration Manual

Figure 1 IRF application scenario

Basic concepts

Figure 2 IRF implementation schematic diagram
Device A
(MemberID=1)
Active MPU of the
member
Standby MPU of the
member
XGE1/3/0/1
Service
Physical IRF
interface
IRF-Port2
IRF link
port
After an IRF is
formed.
Suppose
Device A is the
master.
IRF
Master
(MemberID=1)
Active MPU of the IRF
Standby MPU of the
IRF
Slave
(MemberID=2)
Standby MPU of the
IRF
Standby MPU of the
IRF
Device B
(MemberID=2)
Active MPU of the
member
Standby MPU of the
IRF-Port1
member
XGE2/3/0/1
Service
Physical IRF
interface
port
2