User’s Manual
Instance Configuration:
Object Description
• Configuration
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Guard timeout value to be used to prevent ring nodes from receiving outdated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.
• Hold Off Time
The timing value to be used to make persistent check on Signal Fail before
switching.
The range of the hold off timer is 0 to 10 seconds in steps of 100 ms
• Version
ERPS Protocol Version - v1 or v2
• Revertive
In Revertive mode, after the conditions causing a protection switch has cleared,
the traffic channel is restored to the working transport entity, i.e., blocked on the
RPL.
In Non-Revertive mode, the traffic channel continues to use the RPL, if it is not
failed, after a protection switch condition has cleared.
• VLAN Config
VLAN configuration of the Protection Group. Click on the "VLAN Config" link to
configure VLANs for this protection group.
PRL Configuration:
Object Description
• PRL Role
It can be either RPL owner or RPL Neighbor.
• PRL Port
This allows to select the east port or west port as the RPL block.
• Clear
If the owner has to be changed, then the clear check box allows to clear the RPL
owner for that ERPS ring.
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