Intelligent Resilient Framework

Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) is a proprietary software virtualization technology developed by H3C (3Com). Its core idea is to connect multiple network devices through physical IRF ports and perform necessary configurations, and then these devices are virtualized into a distributed device. This virtualization technology realizes the cooperation, unified management, and non-stop maintenance of multiple devices.[1] This technology follows some of the same general concepts as Cisco's VSS and vPC technologies.

History

This technology was originally developed by 3Com and released in 2003 as XRN (eXpandable Resilient Networking). When HP purchased 3Com in April 2010, HP renamed the technology to IRF.[2]

General overview

Simplified topology and streamlined management. An IRF virtual device appears as a node on the network. You can log in to it by connecting to any port of any member to manage all members of the IRF virtual device.

Companies currently using this technology

The only companies that use this technology are Hewlett-Packard (HP) and H3C (also HP, formerly 3Com[4]).

Devices which support IRF

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See also

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