IGPS-9080 Series User Manual
ORing Industrial Networking Corp
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select the coupling ring in correspondence to the connected port. For more information on port
setting, please refer to 4.1.2 Configurations. Once the setting is completed, one of the
connections will act as the main path while the other will act as the backup path.
Dual Homing
If you want to connect your ring topology to a RSTP network environment, you can use dual
homing. Choose two switches (Switch A & B) from the ring for connecting to the switches in the
RSTP network (core switches). The connection of one of the switches (Switch A or B) will act
as the primary path, while the other will act as the backup path that is activated when the
primary path connection fails.