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IGMP Configuration interface
6.22 X-Ring
X-Ring provides a faster redundant recovery than Spanning Tree topology. The action is
similar to STP or RSTP, but the algorithms between them are not the same.
In the X-Ring topology, every switch should be enabled with the X-Ring function and two
ports should be assigned as the member ports in the ring. Only one switch in the X-Ring
group would be set as the master switch that one of its two member ports would be
blocked, called the backup port, and another port is called working port. Other switches
in the X-Ring group are called working switches and their two member ports are called
working ports. When the failure of a network connection occurs, the backup port of the
master switch (Ring Master) will automatically become a working port to recover from the
failure.
The switch supports the function and interface for setting the switch as the ringmaster or
not. The ringmaster can negotiate and place command to other switches in the X-Ring
group. If there are 2 or more switches in master mode, the software will select the switch