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Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide, R7.2
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Chapter 17 Configuring Cisco Proprietary Resilient Packet Ring
Understanding Redundant Interconnect
Understanding Redundant Interconnect
Ring interconnect (RI) is a mechanism to interconnect RPRs, both RPR-IEEE and Cisco proprietary
RPR, for protection from failure. It does this through redundant pairs of back-to-back Gigabit Ethernet
connections that bridge RPR networks. One connection is the active node and the other is the standby
node. During a failure of the active node, link, or card, the detection of the failure triggers a switchover
to the standby node.
Figure 17-15 illustrates an example of RPR RI.
Figure 17-15 RPR RI
Characteristics of RI on the ML-Series Card
RI on the ML-Series card has these characteristics:
• Supported only on Gigabit Ethernet
• Provisioned by identifying peer RPR MACs as either primary or standby
• Uses an OAM frame to flush the spatially aware sublayer (SAS) table and MAC table at the add
stations
• Provides protection between individual RPRs, including:
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Two RPRs
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Two Cisco proprietary RPRs
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A Cisco proprietary ring and an IEEE 802.17 ring
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Primary
pair
A
ML1000-2
West East
B
ML1000-2
West East
C
ML1000-2
West East
D
ML1000-2
West East
OC-N
OC-N
Secondary
pair
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