Web Management Guide-R01

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Chapter 13
| Basic Administration Protocols
Ethernet Ring Protection Switching
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Physical Ring – Specifies the name of the physical ring on which the
configured instance runs.
West/East – Connects to next ring node to the west/east.
Each node must be connected to two neighbors on the ring. For convenience,
the ports connected are referred to as east and west ports. Alternatively, the
closest neighbor to the east should be the next node in the ring in a clockwise
direction, and the closest neighbor to the west should be the next node in the
ring in a counter-clockwise direction.
Interface – The port or trunk attached to the west or east ring port.
Note that a ring port cannot be configured as a member of a spanning tree, a
dynamic trunk, or a static trunk.
Port State – Once configured, this field shows the operational state of the ring
ports for this node:
Blocking – The transmission and reception of traffic is blocked and the
forwarding of R-APS messages is blocked, but the transmission of locally
generated R-APS messages is allowed and the reception of all R-APS
messages is allowed.
Forwarding – The transmission and reception of traffic is allowed;
transmission, reception and forwarding of R-APS messages is allowed.
Down – The interface is not linked up.
Unknown – The interface is not in a known state.
Local SF – Shows if a signal fault exists on a link to the local node.
Local FS – Shows if a forced switch command was issued on this interface.
Local MS – Shows if a manual switch command was issued on this interface.
MEP – Specifies the MEPs used to monitor the link on a ring node.
RPL – If node is connected to the RPL, this shows by which interface.
Inclusion VLANs – Specifies VLAN groups that are to be on the inclusion list of
an the ERPS instance. VLANs that are on the inclusion list are protected by the
ERPS instance. Any VLAN not listed on either the inclusion or exclusion list will
be blocked on ring ports.
Status – Activates the current ERPS instance. (Default: Disabled)
Before enabling a ring instance, the global ERPS function should be enabled
see (“ERPS Global Configuration” on page 473), the physical ring east and west
ports configured on each node, the RPL owner specified, and the control VLAN
configured.
Once enabled, the RPL owner node and non-owner node state machines will
start, and the ring will enter idle state if no signal failures are detected.