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Connecting the IRF member switches in one rack
Use short-haul and long-haul SFP+ cables to connect the IRF member switches (four switches in this
example) in a rack as shown in Figure 43. T
he switches in the ring topology (see Figure 44) are in the
same order as connected in the rack.
Figure 43 Connecting the switches in one rack
Figure 44 IRF fabric topology
Connecting the IRF member switches in a ToR solution
You can install IRF member switches in different racks side by side to deploy a ToR solution. Figure 45
shows an example for connecting four top of rack IRF member switches by using SFP+ transceiver
modules and optical fibers. The topology is the same as Figure 44.
Figure 45 Connecting top of rack switches