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Chapter 21 Configuring Resilient Ethernet Protocol
Understanding REP
Figure 21-1
REP Open Segments
The segment shown in
Figure 21-1
is an open segment; there is no connectivity between the two edge
ports. The REP segment cannot cause a bridging loop and it is safe to connect the segment edges to any
network. All hosts connected to switches inside the segment have two possible connections to the rest
of the network through the edge ports, but only one connection is accessible at any time. If a failure
causes a host to be unable to access its usual gateway, REP unblocks all ports to ensure that connectivity
is available through the other gateway.
The segment shown in
Figure 21-2
, with both edge ports located on the same switch, is a ring segment.
In this configuration, there is connectivity between the edge ports through the segment. With this
configuration, you can create a redundant connection between any two switches in the segment.
Figure 21-2
REP Ring Segment
REP segments have these characteristics:
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If all ports in the segment are operational, one port (referred to as the
alternate
port) is in the blocked
state for each VLAN. If VLAN load balancing is configured, two ports in the segment control the
blocked state of VLANs.
•
If one or more ports in a segment is not operational, causing a link failure, all ports forward traffic
on all VLANs to ensure connectivity.
•
In case of a link failure, the alternate ports are unblocked as quickly as possible. When the failed
link comes back up, a logically blocked port per VLAN is selected with minimal disruption to the
network.
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