This page allows you to enable the settings for Rapid Super Ring and Dual Homing II.
Rapid Super Ring
The checkbox seen below is for you to enable the Rapid Super Ring. Enable this and then
configure Priority for the Ring Master selection. Select Ring ports for primary and backup path
and super ring version.
Ring Master (R.M.)
In the Rapid Super Ring environment, you should have one Ring Master. The ring master has
the rights to negotiate and decide the forwarding port and blocking port of the ring. One of the
ring ports will become the blocking port to prevent data loop from happening. When detecting
a topology change, the ring master will automatically change the blocking port to forwarding so
that traffic transmission will not be terminated.
Unlike
JetNet 4000/4500,
there is no additional DIP switch to enable the Ring Master function
in
JetNet 3706/JetNet 3706f
. But provides
Priority
parameter for the Ring Master election.
Priority:
The switch with the highest priority (lowest value) will be automatically selected as
the Ring Master. Then one of the ring ports in this switch will become the Forwarding port, with
the other becoming the Blocking port. If all of the switches have the same priority, the switch
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