Setting DLDP mode ························································································································································· 43
Setting the delaydown timer ········································································································································· 44
Setting the port shutdown mode ··································································································································· 44
Configuring DLDP authentication ································································································································· 45
Resetting DLDP state ······················································································································································· 45
Displaying and maintaining DLDP································································································································ 46
DLDP configuration examples ······································································································································· 46
Troubleshooting DLDP ···················································································································································· 53
RRPP configuration ····················································································································································· 54
Background ···························································································································································· 54
Basic concepts in RRPP ········································································································································· 54
RRPPDUS ································································································································································ 56
RRPP timers ····························································································································································· 57
How RRPP works ···················································································································································· 57
Typical RRPP networking ······································································································································ 59
Protocols and standards ······································································································································· 62
RRPP configuration task list ··········································································································································· 62
Creating an RRPP domain ············································································································································· 63
Configuring control VLANs ··········································································································································· 63
Configuring protected VLANs ······································································································································· 64
Configuring RRPP rings ·················································································································································· 65
Configuring RRPP ports ········································································································································· 65
Configuring RRPP nodes ······································································································································· 65
Activating an RRPP domain ··········································································································································· 67
Configuring RRPP timers ················································································································································ 67
Configuring an RRPP ring group ·································································································································· 68
Displaying and maintaining RRPP ································································································································ 68
RRPP configuration examples ········································································································································ 69
Troubleshooting ······························································································································································ 94
Smart Link configuration ············································································································································ 95
Smart Link overview ······················································································································································· 95
Background ···························································································································································· 95
Terminology ··························································································································································· 96
How Smart Link works ·········································································································································· 97
Configuring a Smart Link device ·································································································································· 98
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 98
Configuring an associated device ····························································································································· 101
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 101
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