Dell PowerConnect B-RX Configuration Manual page 446

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State machines
FIGURE 49
Switch 300
•
370
Sync and reroot
Proposing
Switch 200
Port2
Sync
Reroot
Discarding
Port2
Indicates a signal
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).
Switch 100
Port2
Root port
Port1
Port1
Root port
Sync
Reroot
Forwarding
BigIron
Port4
Root port
Sync
Reroot
Discarding
Port3
Sync
Reroot
Discarding
Port3
Port2
Designated
port
Port4
Designated port
Proposing
Switch 400
BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide
Switch 60
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