Dell PowerConnect B-RX - Ring Initialization

BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 403
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Ring initialization
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FIGURE 64 Metro ring – multiple rings
In this example, two nodes are each configured with two MRP rings. Any node in a ring can be the
master for its ring. A node also can be the master for more than one ring.
Ring initialization
The ring shown in Figure 63 shows the port states in a fully initialized ring without any broken links.
Figure 65 shows the initial state of the ring, when MRP is first enabled on the ring’s switches. All
ring interfaces on the master node and member nodes begin in the Preforwarding state (PF).
Ring 1
Ring 2
Ring 3
port1/1
port1/2
port4/2
port4/1
Master
Node
Master
node