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Chapter 3 Configure Switch Features
Figure 28 illustrates the addition of a Redundancy Box, or RedBox. The
RedBox allows non-PRP devices to be added to both LANs. Devices that are
connected to both LANs through a RedBox are called Virtual Doubly
Attached Nodes, or VDANs.
VDANs do not have media redundancy between the device and the RedBox,
however, media redundancy exists on the LAN A/LAN B side of the RedBox.
In this example, the Stratix 5400 switch is configured as a RedBox.
Figure 28 - Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP) Topology with a Stratix 5400 as a RedBox
For more information on PRP topologies and configuration scenarios, see the
EtherNet/IP Parallel Redundancy Protocol Application Technique,
publication
ENET-AT006 .
IMPORTANT You can use only a Stratix 5400 or 5410 switch as a RedBox. However, you
can use any switch as an infrastructure switch in a PRP system.
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IMPORTANT Products with PRP technology have two ports. Each port connects to a separate PRP LAN that then connects to two independent
sets of network infrastructures.