R211x-HP Flexfabric 11900 IRF Configuration Guide

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Figure 1 IRF application scenario
Network topologies
An IRF fabric can use a daisy-chain or ring topology. IRF does not support the full mesh topology. For
information about connecting IRF member devices, see "Connecting physical IRF ports."
Basic concepts
This section uses Figure 2 to describe the basic concepts that you might encounter when you work with
IRF.