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20 Description of the Ring Protocol
20.1.2 Features
(1) Ethernet-based ring networks
The Ring Protocol is an Ethernet-based network redundancy protocol. Whereas
conventional ring networks typically use dual-link fiber optics such as with FDDI, the Ring
Protocol can be used to build ring networks using Ethernet.
The following figure shows an example Ring Protocol application.
Figure 20-2 Example Ring Protocol application (part 1)
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