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6.3.1 Network topology for Layer 1 configuration
This section presents the Layer 1 implementation of the reference architecture.
Figure 6-2shows the physical connections of the lab equipment that is used to demonstrate
the examples in this chapter.
Figure 6-2 Physical topology
All the equipment used in the reference architecture uses IBM Networking OS V6.8, and the
configuration, statistics, and information commands were tested on the switches.
6.3.2 Port settings configuration
The physical connection details are provided in Chapter 3, “Reference architectures” on
page 107and most Layer 1 aspects do not involve any configuration. This section provides
some useful commands for ports verification, to make sure all the links are up and running
before proceeding to upper layer configuration.