Expand Configuration and Management Manual (G06.24+)

Configuring Expand-Over-FOX Lines
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Topology Considerations
Topology Considerations
A FOX ring must be configured as a logical fully connected mesh—one Expand-over-
FOX line-handler process is required for each node, or cluster, in the ring. A FOX ring
can consist of up to 14 clusters. A FOX ring is illustrated in Figure 13-2.
Figure 13-2. Expand-Over-FOX Topology
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Cluster 1
Cluster 4
$X252
Cluster 2
Key
Configured path
Cluster 3
$LINE2
$LINE3
$LINE4
$LINE1
$LINE2
$LINE3
$LINE1
$LINE4
$LINE3
$LINE4
$LINE1
$LINE2
X
Y
X
Y
X
Y
X
Y
$LINE
n The line-handler process that connects to cluster n