Important Frrp Concepts - Dell S4048T Configuration Manual

• One Master node per ring — all other nodes are Transit.
• Each node has two member interfaces — primary and secondary.
• There is no limit to the number of nodes on a ring.
• Master node ring port states — blocking, pre-forwarding, forwarding, and disabled.
• Transit node ring port states — blocking, pre-forwarding, forwarding, and disabled.
• STP disabled on ring interfaces.
• Master node secondary port is in blocking state during Normal operation.
• Ring health frames (RHF)
• Hello RHF: sent at 500ms (hello interval); Only the Master node transmits and processes these.
• Topology Change RHF: triggered updates; processed at all nodes.

Important FRRP Concepts

The following table lists some important FRRP concepts.
Concept Explanation
Ring ID Each ring has a unique 8-bit ring ID through which the ring is identified (for example,
FRRP 101 and FRRP 202, as shown in the illustration in
Member VLAN Spanning Two Rings Connected by One
Control VLAN Each ring has a unique Control VLAN through which tagged ring health frames (RHF)
are sent. Control VLANs are used only for sending RHF, and cannot be used for any
other purpose.
Member VLAN Each ring maintains a list of member VLANs. Member VLANs must be consistent across
the entire ring.
Port Role Each node has two ports for each ring: Primary and Secondary. The Master node
Primary port generates RHFs. The Master node Secondary port receives the RHFs. On
Transit nodes, there is no distinction between a Primary and Secondary interface when
operating in the Normal state.
Ring Interface Each interface (port) that is part of the ring maintains one of four states"
State
Ring Protocol
Timers
• Blocking State — Accepts ring protocol packets but blocks data packets. LLDP,
FEFD, or other Layer 2 control packets are accepted. Only the Master node
Secondary port can enter this state.
• Pre-Forwarding State — A transition state before moving to the Forward state.
Control traffic is forwarded but data traffic is blocked. The Master node Secondary
port transitions through this state during ring bring-up. All ports transition through
this state when a port comes up.
• Pre-Forwarding State — A transition state before moving to the Forward state.
Control traffic is forwarded but data traffic is blocked. The Master node Secondary
port transitions through this state during ring bring-up. All ports transition through
this state when a port comes up.
• Disabled State — When the port is disabled or down, or is not on the VLAN.
• Hello Interval — The interval when ring frames are generated from the Master
node's Primary interface (default 500 ms). The Hello interval is configurable in 50
ms increments from 50 ms to 2000 ms.
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