Rrpp Configuration; Rrpp Overview; Background - 3Com 4210G Series Configuration Manual

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RRPP Configuration

When configuring RRPP, go to these sections for information you are interested in:

RRPP Overview

RRPP Configuration Task List
Creating an RRPP Domain
Configuring Control VLANs
Configuring Protected VLANs
Configuring RRPP Rings
Activating an RRPP Domain
Configuring RRPP Timers
Configuring an RRPP Ring Group
Displaying and Maintaining RRPP
RRPP Configuration Examples
Troubleshooting
RRPP Overview
The Rapid Ring Protection Protocol (RRPP) is a link layer protocol designed for Ethernet rings. RRPP
can prevent broadcast storms caused by data loops when an Ethernet ring is healthy, and rapidly
restore the communication paths between the nodes in the event that a link is disconnected on the
ring.
Compared with the IEEE spanning tree protocols, RRPP features the following:
Fast topology convergence
Convergence time independent of Ethernet ring size

Background

Metropolitan area networks (MANs) and enterprise networks usually use the ring structure to improve
reliability. However, services will be interrupted if any node in the ring network fails. A ring network
usually uses Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) or Ethernet rings. RPR is high in cost as it needs dedicated
hardware. Contrarily, the Ethernet ring technology is more mature and economical, so it is more and
more widely used in MANs and enterprise networks.
Currently, both Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and RRPP can be used to eliminate Layer-2 loops. STP
is mature; however, it takes several seconds to converge. RRPP is an Ethernet ring-specific data link
layer protocol, and converges faster than STP. Additionally, the convergence time of RRPP is
independent of the number of nodes in the Ethernet ring, and therefore, RRPP can be applied to
large-diameter networks.
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