Switch Meshing 
Switch Meshing Fundamentals 
Switch Meshing Fundamentals 
Terminology 
Switch Mesh Domain.  This is a group of meshed switch ports exchanging 
meshing protocol packets. Paths between these ports can have multiple 
redundant links without creating broadcast storms. 
Switch 2
Switch 
Non-Mesh 
Switch 
Non-Mesh 
Switch 3  Switch 4 
Hub 
Hub 
Hub 
Switch 1 
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Switch Mesh Domain 
Edge Switches: 1, 2, & 4 
Figure 7-2.  Example of a Switch Mesh Domain in a Network 
Edge Switch.  This is a switch that has some ports in the switch meshing 
domain and some ports outside of the domain. (See figure 
7-2, above.) 
7-4