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Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
Release 9.3.10, Part Number 78-11603-01 Rev. D0, July 2001
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.
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