EDS-518A Series User’s Manual
Featured Functions
3-18
Initial Setup
1.
Select any two ports as redundant ports.
2.
Connect the redundant ports to form the
Turbo Ring
You do not need to set the Master to use Turbo Ring. Master is only needed to identify which
segment acts as the backup path. The actual topology of the redundant ring, i.e., which segment
will be blocked, is determined by the number of EDS-518A switches that make up the ring, and
where the “Ring Master” is located.
When the number of EDS-518A units in the Turbo Ring is even.
Master
If there are 2N EDS-518A units (an even
number) in the Turbo Ring, then the backup
segment is one of the two segments connected to
the (N+1)st EDS-518A (i.e., the EDS-518A unit
directly opposite the Master).