Dell PowerConnect B-RX Configuration Manual page 433

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FIGURE 50
Switch 300
BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide
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Sync and Rerooted – When the ports on Switch 200 have completed the reroot phase, they
assert their rerooted signals and continue to assert their sync signals as they continue in their
discarding states. They also continue to negotiate their roles and states with their peer ports
(Figure 50).
Sync and rerooted
Proposing
Switch 200
Port2
Sync
Rerooted
Discarding
Port2
Indicates an 802.1W signal controlled by the current Root port
Switch 100
Designated
Port2
Root port
Port1
Port1
Designated port
Sync
Rerooted
Discarding
BigIron
Port4
Root port
Sync
Rerooted
Discarding
Port3
Sync
Rerooted
Discarding
Port3
State machines
Port2
port
Port4
Designated port
Switch 400
13
Switch 60
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