FDDI Cable Attachment Configurations
Dual-Attach Station (DAS)
Dual-Attach Station (DAS)
Adjacent DAS
HP router with
Adajacent DAS
(router with FDDI)
FDDI port
(router with FDDI)
A
B
A
B
A
B
...
...
Figure D-1. Example of Dual-Attach Station Connections
This configuration gives you optional use of the optical bypass switch
(page 1-19) to prevent ring wrap if an FDDI circuit becomes non-opera-
tional.
1. Attach port ''A'' of the router to port ''B'' of an adjacent DAS.
2. Attach port ''B'' of the router to port ''A'' of another DAS.
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