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  • 1.  4800G IRF Stacking

    Posted Dec 15, 2009 08:40 AM

    The 3Com 4800G family configuration giude states only 4 switches should be IRF stacked. We have a network upgrade that requires 7,5,3 and 2 switches in each stack and were condiering the 4800G. Can someone confirm if it is still limited to 4 switches in each stack?



    "You are reccommend to connect at most four switch 4800G series switches to form an IRF"



    Page 1941, section 1-4





  • 2.  RE: 4800G IRF Stacking

    Posted Dec 16, 2009 08:50 AM

    The 4800G switches can support up to nine switches in a stack, using XRN feature in the later version. Take a look on the datasheet specifications (Page 6):



    ----------------------------STACKING-----------------------------------


    Use optional CX4 or XFP connections for high-bandwidth stacking of


    multiple units


    Resilient stacking; full duplex bandwidth of 96 Gbps when using CX4


    cables and link aggregation (48 Gbps without aggregation); 40 Gbps when


    using 10-Gigabit connections


    Single iP address and management interfaces for stack-wide control


    hot-swappable, closed-loop resilient stacking


    Distributed Resilient Routing with router tables in all units; no


    master/slave arrangement


    Combine any Switch 4800G models into a single stack, up to 9-high, when


    using XRn technology



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