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Ring Configuration
ID:
Once a Ring is created, it appears and cannot be changed.
Name:
This field will show the name of the Ring. If it is not filled in when creating, it will be
automatically named by the rule “RingID”.
Version:
The version of Ring can be changed here.
There are two modes to choose: Rapid
Super Ring and Super Chain, the Rapid Super Ring as default.
Device Priority:
The switch with highest priority (highest value) will be automatically
selected as Ring Master. Then one of the ring ports in this switch will become forwarding
port and the other one will become blocking port. If all of the switches have the same
priority, the switch with the biggest MAC address will be selected as Ring Master.
Ring Port1:
In Rapid Super Ring environment, you should have 2 Ring Ports. No matter
this switch is Ring Master or not, when configuring RSR, 2 ports should be selected to be
Ring Ports. For Ring Master,
one of the ring ports will become the forwarding port and the
other one will become the blocking port.
Path Cost:
Change the Path Cost of Ring Port1. If this switch is the Ring Master of a Ring,
then it determines the blocking port. The Port with higher Path Cost in the two ring Port will
become the blocking port, If the Path Cost is the same, the port with larger port number will
become the blocking port.
Ring Port2:
Assign another port for ring connection
Path Cost:
Change the Path Cost of Ring Port2
Rapid Dual Homing:
Rapid Dual Homing is an important feature of 3
rd
generation Ring
redundancy technology. When you want to connect multiple RSR or form a redundant
topology with other vendors, RDH could allow you to have maximum 7 multiple links for
redundancy without any problem.
