Metro features, Supported metro features, Topology groups – Brocade FastIron Ethernet Switch Platform and Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide User Manual

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Metro Features

Supported metro features............................................................................................... 69

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Topology groups............................................................................................................. 69

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Metro Ring Protocol ....................................................................................................... 73

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VSRP.............................................................................................................................. 93

Supported metro features

Lists metro features supported on FastIron devices.

The following table lists the individual Brocade FastIron switches and the metro features they support.
These features are supported in the Layer 2 and Layer 3 software images, except where explicitly
noted.

NOTE
MRP and VSRP are not supported on ICX 6430-C devices.

Feature

ICX 6430

ICX 6450

FCX

ICX 6610

ICX 6650

FSX 800
FSX 1600

ICX 7750

Topology groups

08.0.01

08.0.10

Metro Ring Protocol 1 (MRP 1)

08.0.01

08.0.10

Metro Ring Protocol 2 (MRP 2)

08.0.01

08.0.10

Extended MRP ring IDs from 1 through
1023

08.0.01

08.0.10

Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol
(VSRP)

08.0.01

08.0.10

VSRP-Aware security features

08.0.01

08.0.10

VSRP and MRP signaling

08.0.01

08.0.10

VSRP Fast Start

08.0.01

08.0.10

VSRP timer scaling

08.0.01

08.0.10

Topology groups

A topology group is a named set of VLANs that share a Layer 2 topology. Topology groups simplify
configuration and enhance scalability of Layer 2 protocols by allowing you to run a single instance of a
Layer 2 protocol on multiple VLANs.

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