N-Link - Configuration - N-Tron 7026 Series User Manual & Installation Manual

N-Link – Configuration
The purpose of N-Link is to provide a way to redundantly couple an N-Ring topology to one or more other
topologies, usually other N-Ring topologies. Each N-Link configuration requires 4 switches: N-Link
Master, N-Link Slave, N-Link Primary Coupler, and N-Link Standby Coupler.
Standard N-Link Configuration (Example):
Control Port
Default: TX3
Coupler Port
(Default: TX4)
Coupler Port
(Auto-Detected)
N-Ring
Auto
Member
For convenience, a diagram similar to the above is provided in the switch's browser help for N-Link.
(Revised 2011-11-15)
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N-Ring
N-Rng
Auto
Manager
Member
N-Ring #1
Control
N-Link Master Partner Link
N-Ring Member (N-Ring Segment)
Partner Port
(Auto-Detcted)
Primary
Coupler
Link
N-Link Couper
N-Ring Member
N-Ring #2
Manager
N-Ring
Auto
Member
Link
N-Link Slave
N-Ring Member
Partner Port
(Auto-Detcted)
Standby
Coupler
Link
N-Link Coupler
N-Ring Member
N-Rng
Control Port
(Auto-Detected)
Coupler Port
(Default: TX4)
Coupler Port
(Auto-Detected)
N-Ring
Auto
Member
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