HP 5900 Series Configuration Manual page 34

a. Port 1 receives the RecoverProbe packet from Port 4, and returns a RecoverEcho packet.
b. Port 4 cannot receive any RecoverEcho packet from Port 1, so Port 4 cannot become the
neighbor of Port 1.
c. Port 3 can receive the RecoverEcho packet from Port 1, but Port 3 is not the intended
destination, so Port 3 cannot become the neighbor of Port 1.
The same process occurs on the other three ports. The four ports are all in Unidirectional state.
• Unidirectional links occur after you enable DLDP.
Figure 8 Broken fiber
Correct fiber
connection
One fiber is
broken
Ethernet
fiber port
As shown in Figure
enable DLDP, Port 1 and Port 2 establish the bidirectional neighborship in the following way:
a. Port 1 that is physically up enters the Unidirectional state and sends a RecoverProbe packet.
b. After receiving the RecoverProbe packet, Port 2 returns a RecoverEcho packet.
c. After Port 1 receives the RecoverEcho packet and detects that the neighbor information in the
packet matches the local information, Port 1 establishes the neighborship with Port 2 and
transits to the Bidirectional state. Port 1 then starts the Entry timer and periodically sends
Advertisement packets.
d. After Port 2 receives the Advertisement packet, it establishes the Unconfirmed neighborship
with Port 1. Port 2 then starts the Echo timer and Probe timer, and periodically sends Probe
packets.
e. After receiving the Probe packet, Port 1 returns an Echo packet.
f. After Port 2 receives the Echo packet and detects that the neighbor information in the packet
matches the local information, the neighbor state of Port 1 becomes Confirmed. Port 2 then
transits to the Bidirectional state, starts the Entry timer, and periodically sends Advertisement
packets.
The bidirectional neighborship between Port 1 and Port 2 is now established.
After that, when Port 2's Rx end fails to receive signals, Port 2 is physically down and enters the
Inactive state. Because Port 2's Tx end can still send signals to Port 1, Port 1 stays up. After the
Entry timer for Port 2 expires, Port 1 starts the Enhanced timer and Echo timer, and sends a probe
packet to Port 2. Because Port 1's Tx line is broken, Port 1 cannot receive the Echo packet from Port
2 after the Echo timer expires. Port 1 then enters the Unidirectional state, and sends a Disable
Device A
Port 1
Device A
Port 1
Tx end Rx end
8, Device and Device B are connected through an optical fiber. After you
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Device B
Port 2
Device B
Port 2
Fiber link Broken fiber