Switch Meshing

Operating Notes for Switch Meshing

Requirements and Restrictions

(See also “Operating Rules” on page 14-5.)

Mesh Domain Size: Up to 12 switches are supported in a switch mesh domain. The following example illustrates a meshed backbone where the maximum meshed switch hop count is 3.

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Switches SW 1 through SW 12 form the maximum size switch mesh domain.

Note that more than one link is allowed between any two switches in the domain.

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Figure 14-20. Example of a Backbone Using the Maximum Number of Meshed Switches

Mesh Support Within the Domain: All switches in the mesh domain, including edge switches, must support the HP switch meshing protocol.

Switch Hop Count in the Mesh Domain: A maximum (meshed) switch hop count of five is allowed in the path connecting two nodes via a switch mesh domain topology.

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