Operating hardware
4.4 Media redundancy
CP 1604 / CP 1616
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Operating Instructions, 02/2017, C70000-G8976-C218-08
4.4.2
MRP
The "MRP" method conforms to the Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) specified in the
standard IEC 62439-2 Edition 2.0.
The reconfiguration time after an interruption of the ring is a maximum of 0.2 seconds.
Requirements
Requirements for problem-free operation with the MRP media redundancy protocol are as
follows:
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MRP is supported in ring topologies with up to 50 devices. Exceeding this number of
devices can lead to a loss of data traffic.
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The ring in which you want to use MRP may only consist of devices that support this
function. This applies, for example, to the following devices:
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Industrial Ethernet switches
SCALANCE X 200 as of firmware version V4.0,
SCALANCE X 200 IRT as of firmware version V4.0
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Communications processors
CP 443-1 Advanced (6GK7 443 1GX20 0XE0) as of firmware version V2.0,
CP 343-1 Advanced (6GK7 343 1GX30 0XE0) as of firmware version V1.0,
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Non-Siemens devices that support this functionality.
Further Siemens devices are planned that will support MRP.
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All devices must be interconnected via their ring ports.
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“MRP" must be activated on all devices in the ring (see “MRP configuration in PROFINET
IO").
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Set all the ports involved in the ring to "Automatic settings" in the "Options" tab of the
properties dialog during STEP 7 configuration.