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INSTRUCTION MANUAL CNGE3FE8MS[POE][HO]
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Ethernet Ring Protection Switch Configuration
Object Description
Instance Data
ERPS ID The ID of the Protection group.
Port 0 This will create a Port 0 of the switch in the ring.
Port 1 This will create “Port 1” of the switch in the Ring. As interconnected sub-ring will have only
one ring port, “Port 1” is configured as “0” for interconnected sub-ring. “0” in this field
indicates that no “Port 1” is associated with this instance
Port 0 SF MEP The Port 0 Signal Fail reporting MEP.
Port 1 SF MEP The Port 1 Signal Fail reporting MEP. As only one SF MEP is associated with interconnected
sub-ring without virtual channel, it is configured as “0” for such ring instances. “0” in this field
indicates that no Port 1 SF MEP is associated with this instance.
Port 0 APS MEP The Port 0 APS PDU handling MEP.
Port 1 APS MEP The Port 1 APS PDU handling MEP. As only one APS MEP is associated with interconnected
sub-ring without virtual channel, it is configured as “0” for such ring instances. “0” in this field
indicates that no Port 1 APS MEP is associated with this instance.
Ring Type Type of Protecting ring. It can be either major ring or sub-ring.
Instance Configuration
Configured Red: This ERPS is only created and has not yet been configured - is not active.
Green: This ERPS is configured - is active.
Guard Time Guard timeout value to be used to prevent ring nodes from receiving outdated R-APS
messages.
The period of the guard timer can be configured in 10 ms steps between 10 ms and 2
seconds, with a default value of 500 ms
WTR Time The Wait To Restore timing value to be used in revertive switching.
The period of the WTR time can be configured by the operator in 1 minute steps between 5
and 12 minutes with a default value of 5 minutes.