5 Managing Switch
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Item
Description
Ring ID
Enter a number to specifies a ranging from 1 to 255 to identify a given X-Ring Elite
group.
Role
Click the drop-down menu to select the ring role.
Port 1
Click the drop-down menu to define the port designation.
Port 2
Click the drop-down menu to define the port designation.
Add
Click Add to save the values and update the screen.
The ensuing table for Information settings are informational only: Ring ID, Role, Port 1, Port 2 and Delete
(click to delete the desired Ring ID).
5.7.11
MRP
Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) is a data network protocol standardized by the International Electro-
technical Commission as IEC 62439-2. It allows rings of Ethernet Switches to overcome any single failure
with recovery time much faster than achievable with Spanning Tree Protocol [1]. It is suitable to most
Industrial Ethernet applications.
5.7.11.1
MRP Settings
The MRP Settings page allows you to configure the status (enabled or disabled) of the function.
To access this page, click L2 Switching > MRP > MRP Settings.
Figure 5.45 L2 Switching > MRP > MRP Settings
The following table describes the items in the previous figure.
Item
Description
State
Select Enabled or Disabled to setup the MRP Settings function.
Apply
Click Apply to save the values and update the screen.
5.7.11.2
MRP Groups
The MRP Groups page allows you to select the function and role for each ring ID and its connected ports.
To access this page, click L2 Switching > MRP > MRP Groups.
Figure 5.46 L2 Switching > Loopback Detection > Global Settings
The following table describes the items in the previous figure.
