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- An unique numeric identifier (1-40954999) for each group
- Two or more local network interfaces (ethX, rfX, tunX, etc) and a set of rules (filters) which allow placing different types of traffic into different switching groups
- Each node can have several switching groups. The same interfaces or group of interfaces can be used in several groups simultaneously
- Switching groups are activated on different nodes of the MINT network. The nodes that have the same switching group identifier in their configurations represent a "switching zone"
- "Switching zone" exists only within the MINT network segment.
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