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Supported topologies for ICL connections
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FIGURE 76 Full nine-mesh topology
Core-edge topology
You can also connect the Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones in a core-edge topology. For example,
Figure 77 shows six chassis connected in a core-edge topology (four edges and two cores).
Although Figure 77 shows only the Brocade DCX 8510-8, each chassis can be either a
Brocade DCX 8510-4 or a DCX 8510-8. You can have up to eight edges with DCX 8510-8 cores or
up to four edges with DCX 8510-4 cores.
Each line in Figure 77 represents four QSFP cables. The cabling scheme should follow the parallel
example shown in Figure 73.