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5. Redundant Ring Applications
5.1 Auto Multi-Ring Technology
Auto Multi-Ring Technology was developed especially for switches connected in ring topology which needs
redundant support when any failure occurs in ring. For large network, more than one ring connections are very
common. Auto Multi-Ring Technology implementation can support more than one ring connection within a
switch. It is also able to work with RSTP support concurrently in the switch.
Some basic information is:
Supports up to six rings in one switch
Supports up to 100 member switches in one ring
Provides fast response time than RSTP protocol
Works with RSTP protocol concurrently within one switch
The following figure illustrates a configuration that three redundant rings and one RSTP ring hook on a
main
redundant ring. Some switches support two redundant rings concurrently.
