Overview; Topology; Figure 69: Split Horizon Group Example - Alcatel-Lucent 7210 SAS M Service Manual

Overview

Overview
The port-based split horizon feature can be used to disable local switching on the 7210 SAS. A
loop-free topology can be achieved using split horizon on 7210 SAS switches.
Traffic arriving on an access or a network port within a split horizon group will not be copied to
other access and a network ports in the same split horizon group, but will be copied to an access or
network ports in other split horizon groups.
Since split horizon is a per port feature in 7210 SAS, all SAPs associated with the port becomes
part of split horizon group configured on that port.

Topology

Figure
access SAPs and between two network ports.
CE-1
CE-2
Using 7210-SAS-1 as an example:
1. Split horizon group "access" is created to prevent any communication between the SAP's
2. Split horizon group "network" is created to prevent any communication between port 1/1/
3. VPLS 100 is created on 7210 SAS-1 with spoke SDPs on network port 1/1/1 and 1/1/3,
4. With this configuration, any communication between ports 1/1/4 and 1/1/5 gets blocked,
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illustrates an example of split horizon groups used to prevent communication between two
7210-SAS M 1
1/1/4
1/1/5
1/1/3
7210-SAS M 2

Figure 69: Split Horizon Group Example

part of port 1/1/4 and port 1/1/5 (configured as access port) within the same VPLS.
1 and port 1/1/3 (configured as a network port) within the same VPLS.
and SAPs on 1/1/4 and 1/1/5 as part of this VPLS. CE1, CE2 and CE3 are the customer
sites.
similarly communication between ports 1/1/1 and 1/1/3 gets blocked but any traffic
received on ports (for example, spoke SDPs on these ports) that belong to split horizon
group "network" will be switched to ports (for example, SAPs on these ports) that belong
to split horizon group "access" and vice versa based on the FDB entries for VPLS 100.
7210-SAS M 3
1/1/1
MPLS
1/1/2
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1/1/4
CE-3
Access Port
Network Port