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Bridges Hardware Guide Silver Spring Networks 10

2 Deploying Silver Spring Networks Bridges

Deployment Considerations

Before deploying bridges, allow for the following deployment considerations:

• Network topology

• Interfaces and protocols

• Deployment modes

Table 3 summarizes bridge deployment choices in the network.

Note: The sBridge operates only as a Remote or in teaming mode. sBridges do not operate as a

Master.

Table 3. Bridge Deployment Topologies and Modes

Deployment

Considerations Description

Network topology Bridges can be deployed in the following network topologies:

• Master/Remote (with a centralized Master or decentralized Masters)

• Teaming

• Combination of Master/Remote and Teaming

For more information about DA network topology, refer to Supported Network

Topologies on page 11.

Interfaces and

protocols

The eBridge supports the following interfaces and protocols:

• Ethernet using IPv4

• Serial using IPv4 or IPv6

For more information on this topic, refer to Supported Interfaces on page 13.

The sBridge supports the following interfaces:

• Serial using IPv4 or IPv6

All bridges operate RF interfaces in a wireless network, running IPv6 by default.

Deployment modes The eBridge supports the following deployment modes:

• Mixed IPv4 (Ethernet Master/Serial Remote)

• Mixed IPv6 (Ethernet Master/Serial Remote)

• Ethernet Master/Ethernet Remote

• Ethernet Master/Serial and Ethernet Remotes

• Serial Master/Serial Remote

• Ethernet Teaming and Serial Teaming

The sBridge supports the following deployments:

• Serial Remote

• Serial Teaming