3Com PathBuilder S200 Series, Owner'S Manual

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Bridging 47
T0008-16F Release 5.2M
Configuring the PathBuilder S200 Series Switch for Bridging Operation
Attaching a Station
to a Ring
This table describes how a station attaches to a ring.
Step Action Result/Description
1 The station requests values for the
ring’s operational parameters from
the RPS.
2 An attaching station also sends the
RPS its adapter software level as
well as its Upstream Neighbor
Address.
If... Then...
An RPS is
present on the
ring, It responds to
the station’s
request by
sending it the
current values
for the ring’s
operational
parameters. The RPS then notifies the LAN
managers that a new station has
attached to the ring.
An RPS is not
present on the
ring, The ring station
uses the values
assigned by the
program using
the ring station
or the default
values for its
operational
parameters. An RPS has a functional address of
C00000000002.