Optical Systems Design OSD2251BP Series Operator's Manual page 29

FLOAT BACKUP ENABLE <fbe>
No: 4 – Lists number of units connected (in this case 1,2,3,4)
MAC_ADDRESS:– Displaying all the MAC addresses of the units connected on the ring/bus
FLOAT_BACKUP: Enable – Displays all the units connected to the ring/bus having Float Backup
enabled.
SETTING_RESULT: OK – Displays the Float Backup enable has been successfully implemented.
<-local: This points to the unit that the USB cable is plugged into on the ring/bus.
The link furthest from the Master unit in a ring configuration is automatically selected as the backup
branch. In the case of even units on a ring the fiber link on port 3 will always be the backup branch –
indicated by a dashed line on a ring topology.
Active
Branch
Back-up
Branch
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FIGURE 25: FLOAT BACKUP ENABLED 1
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2 3
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FIGURE 26: RING TOPOLOGY
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