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Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
Release 9.3.30, Part Number 78-12907-01 Rev. E0, May 2005
Chapter 23 Configuring BXM Virtual Switch Interface
Overview: How VSI Works
Figure 23-2 VSI, Controller and Slave VSI
The controller establishes a link between the VSI master and every VSI slave on the associated switch.
The slaves in turn establish links between each other (see Figure 23-3).
Figure 23-3 VSI Master and VSI Slave Example
With a number of switches connected together, there are links between switches with cross-connects
established within the switch as shown in Figure 23-4.
VSI controller
(Tag, PNNI, etc.)
VSI master
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router
VSI slaves
AutoRoute
Resource
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Application
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Summary of Contents for BPX 8650
Page 49: ...P A R T 1 The BPX Switch ...
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Page 159: ...P A R T 2 Installation ...
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Page 311: ...P A R T 4 Configuring Connections ...
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Page 487: ...P A R T 5 Troubleshooting and Maintenance ...
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Page 533: ...P A R T 6 BPX Specifications ...
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