Loop Protection
Loop Protection – Configure Protection
Microsemi PDS-408G Web Management User Guide Ver. 1.0.1, 03-2019
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LOOP PROTECTION
14.1
Loop Protection – Configure Protection
This Page allows the user to inspect the current Loop Protection configurations, and change them if
needed.
Figure 14-1: Loop Protection Configuration
14.1.1
General Settings
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Enable Loop Protection
- Controls whether loop protections is enabled (as a whole).
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Transmission Time
- The interval between each loop protection PDU sent on each port. Valid
values are 1 to 10 seconds. Default value is 5 seconds.
•
Shutdown Time
- The period (in seconds) for which a port will be kept disabled in a loop is
detected (and the port action shuts down the port). Valid values are 0 to 604800 seconds (7
days). A value of zero will keep a port disabled (until next device restart). Default value is 180
seconds.
14.1.2
Port Configuration
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Port
- The switch port number of the port.
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Enable
- Controls whether loop protection is enabled on this switch port.
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Action
- Configures the action performed when a loop is detected on a port. Valid values are
Shutdown Port, Shutdown Port and Log or Log Only.
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Tx Mode
- Controls whether the port is actively generating loop protection PDUs, or whether it
is just passively looking for looped PDUs.