Ethernet Redundancy - ABB RELION 620 Series Technical Manual

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same external switch or to two adjacent external switches. A self-healing Ethernet ring
requires a communication module with at least two Ethernet interfaces for all protection
relays.
Client A
Managed Ethernet switch
with RSTP support
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Figure 9: Self-healing Ethernet ring solution
The Ethernet ring solution supports the connection of up to 30 protection
relays. If more than 30 protection relays are to be connected, it is
recommended that the network is split into several rings with no more than
30 protection relays per ring.

Ethernet redundancy

This chapter is applicable to REM620 Ver.2.1 only.
IEC 61850 specifies a network redundancy scheme that improves the system availability
for substation communication. It is based on two complementary protocols defined in the
IEC 62439-3:2012 standard: parallel redundancy protocol PRP and high-availability
seamless redundancy HSR protocol. Both protocols rely on the duplication of all
transmitted information via two Ethernet ports for one logical network connection.
Therefore, both are able to overcome the failure of a link or switch with a zero-switchover
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Client B
Network A
Network B
Managed Ethernet switch
with RSTP support
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