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IRF port
IRF physical interfaces
IRF-port 1
HundredGigE 2/0/25
HundredGigE 2/0/26
IRF-port 2
HundredGigE 2/0/27
HundredGigE 2/0/28
Device C:
IRF-port 1
HundredGigE 3/0/25
HundredGigE 3/0/26
IRF-port 2
HundredGigE 3/0/27
HundredGigE 3/0/28
Device D:
IRF-port 1
HundredGigE 4/0/25
HundredGigE 4/0/26
IRF-port 2
HundredGigE 4/0/27
HundredGigE 4/0/28
NOTE:
The first segment in a physical interface number is the IRF member ID. By default, the IRF member
ID is 1.
shows the interface numbers after the member IDs are changed.
BFD MAD configuration
You can deploy BFD MAD by using one of the following methods:
•
Connect all member devices with dedicated BFD MAD links into a full mesh topology. This
method is suitable for two-chassis IRF fabrics.
•
Set up a dedicated BFD MAD link with an intermediate device for each IRF member device, as
shown in
. This method is suitable for IRF fabrics that have more than two member
devices, because it uses fewer physical interfaces than the previous method.
The intermediate device forwards BFD MAD packets transparently. You do not need to configure any
special settings on the intermediate device except that you must assign all BFD MAD links to the
VLAN used for BFD MAD.
Figure 10 BFD MAD connection diagram