
Operation Manual – Smart Link-Monitor Link
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 2 Monitor Link Configuration
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2.1.1 How Monitor Link Works
Figure 2-2
Network diagram for a monitor link group implementation
As shown in
Figure 2-2
, the devices Switch C and Switch D are connected to the uplink
device Switch E. Switch C is configured with a monitor link group, where
GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 is the uplink port, while GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 and
GigabitEthernet 1/0/3 are the downlink ports. Switch A is configured with a smart link
group, where GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 is the master port and GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 is the
slave port.
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If Switch C is not configured with monitor link group, when the link for the uplink
port GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 on Switch C
fails, the links in the smart link group are
not switched because the link for the master port GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 of Switch A
configured with smart link group operates normally. Actually, however, the traffic
on Switch A cannot be up-linked to Switch E through the link of GigabitEthernet
1/0/1.
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If Switch C is configured with monitor link group and monitor link group detects that
the link for the uplink port GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 fails, all the downlink ports in the
group are shut down; therefore, GigabitEthernet 1/0/3 on Switch C is blocked.
Now, smart link group configured on Switch A detects that a link fault occurs on the
master port GigabitEthernet 1/0/1. Then, Smart Link immediately activates the
slave port GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 so that traffic is switched to the backup link.