Dell PowerConnect B-RX - Master Vlans and Customer Vlans in a Topology Group

408 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide
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Master VLANs and customer VLANs in a topology group
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5. RHP packets continue to be sent on the primary interface by Switch A to detect if the ring has
been healed.
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 A Foundry MRP ring under normal operation (A) and after detection of a failure in the
ring (B)
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. Figure 69 shows an example.
Switch A
Switch E
Switch D
Switch A
Switch BSwitch B
Switch E
Switch C Switch C
Switch D
Master
Master
Forwarding Blocked
RHP packet
direction
Alarm RHP
packet
Forwarding
Blocked
(a)
(b)