Quick Reference Guide

PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Configuration Guide 209
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Metro Ring Protocol (MRP)
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FIGURE 42 A MRP ring under normal operation (A) and after detection of a failure in the ring (B)
Master VLANs and customer VLANs
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 43 shows an example.
Switch E
Switch D
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)