NetRunner WAN User’s Manual
Network Planning
2-3
Placement in the Network
Release 4.1
and Later
Mesh Configured
Release 4.0 and 4.1
Non-Mesh
Release 3.2 and Earlier
D
Release 4.1 and later Mesh: configure for mesh
in the hub of the network. Configure mesh for,
–
Units with closed loops
–
Connecting units between looped networks
D
Release 4.0 and later Non-Mesh: attach to like
kinds (same type).
D
Generally keep
like types
together. Do not
partition (separate) units with earlier revisions.
Note:
Exception – A NetRunner 75E Release 4.0
and later may be attached to an end point of
a Release 3.2 network.
Mesh
Non-Mesh
Mesh
Note:
Do not partition (separate) mesh units with non-mesh units.
Mesh must be on
Network
A
Network
B
The example shows two mesh networks (A and B)
connected by a single unit. In order for the two
networks to communicate, the
connecting node(s)
must have mesh configured on (refer to page 3-9).