Specifications

AMF Introduction and Configuration
New and Enhanced Features in AlliedWare Plus 5.4.4 Major and Minor Versions 115
Hop-Count The vertical distance of a domain from the core domain is known as its Hop-Count. The
illustration“Core distance hop-counts between domains” on page 115 shows the
relationship between nodes, domains and core distance (hop-count).
Figure 2: Core distance hop-counts between domains
Node provisioning Node provisioning enables you to configure a node before it is physically present in the
AMF network. When the node is eventually connected to an expectant port, it will
automatically set itself up with the previously stored configuration files and release.
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Member node
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Node ID2
AMF crosslink
AMF link
Node ID3
Node ID4
Node ID5
Node ID6
Node ID7
Node ID8
Node ID1
CORE DISTANCE 1
CORE DISTANCE 0
CORE DISTANCE 2
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