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Users Manual of CS-6306R
27.2.2 MEAPS Configuration Tasks
Configuring the Master Node
Configuring the Transit Node
Configuring the Edge Node and the Assistant Node
Configuring the Ring Port
Browsing the State of the Ring Protection Protocol
27.2.3 Fast Ethernet Ring Protection Configuration
27.2.3.1 Configuring the Master Node
Configure a switch to be the master node of a ring network according to the following steps:
Command Purpose
Switch#config
Enters the switch configuration mode.
Switch_config#mether-ring id1
domainid2
Sets a node and enters the node configuration
mode.
id1: instance ID of a node
id2: instance ID of a domain (omitted when it is
0)
Switch_config_ring1#master-node
It is an obligatory step. Configures the node type to
be a master node.
Switch_config_ring1#major-ring[sub-rin
g]
It is an obligatory step. Sets the nodes level to be
one of the major or sub ring node.
Switch_config_ring1#control-vlanvlan-id
It is an obligatory step. Sets the control VLAN and
establishes VLAN “id” and VLAN “id-1”.
vlan-id: ID of the control VLAN
Switch_config_ring1#hello-timevalue
This step is optional. Configures the cycle for the
master node to transmit the HEALTH packets.
value: It is a time value ranging from 1 to 10
seconds and the default value is 3 seconds.
Switch_config_ring1#fail-timevalue
This step is optional. Configures the time for the
secondary port to wait for the HEALTH packets.
value: It is a time value ranging from 3 to 30
seconds and the default value is 9 seconds.
Switch_config_ring1#exit
Saves the current settings and exits the node
configuration mode.
Switch_config#
Remarks:
The no mether-ring iddomainid2 command is used to delete the node settings and the nodes port settings of
the ring.