Master Vlans And Customer Vlans In A Topology Group - Dell PowerConnect B-RX Configuration Manual

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Master VLANs and customer VLANs in a topology group

5. RHP packets continue to be sent on the primary interface by Switch A to detect if the ring has
From a user perspective, there is no difference in the behavior of the ring. The only noticeable
difference is a rapid convergence in the event of ring failure. There is no CLI command required to
enable this feature.
FIGURE 68
Switch E
Switch D
Master VLANs and customer VLANs in a topology group
All the ring ports must be in the same VLAN. Placing the ring ports in the same VLAN provides Layer
2 connectivity for a given customer across the ring.
400
been healed.
A Foundry MRP ring under normal operation (A) and after detection of a failure in the
ring (B)
Switch A
Blocked
Forwarding
Master
(a)
Blocked
RHP packet
direction
Switch B Switch E
Switch C Switch D
Figure 69 shows an example.
Switch A
Master
Forwarding
Switch B
Switch C
Alarm RHP
packet
(b)
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