3Com LINKBUILDER 3C18500 User Manual page 146

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the highest numbered slot. They then pass to the module in the next
highest numbered slot. The frames continue being passed through the
modules until they reach the module in the lowest numbered slot.
Then they return to the RingBuilder. If the RingBuilder has its Ring-In
and Ring-Out ports operating, the frames will pass through to the
external part of the ring.
As an example, the figure below shows an MSH chassis with the
following modules installed:
slot 11 holds an MSH Management Module,
slot 5 holds a RingBuilder Module which has been assigned to local
ring section 2,
slots 1, 7 and 10 hold token ring MAU modules which also have been
assigned to local ring section 2,
slots 2 and 9 hold token ring MAU modules which have been isolated
from other modules by having their local ring section set to 0.
Figure 9-9 Modules On A Local Ring Section
The stations attached to these modules would be located on the local
ring section as shown in the figure below.
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