Alcatel-Lucent 6850-48 Guida Di Rete
Configuring ERP
Sample Ethernet Ring Protection Configuration
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Network Configuration Guide
September 2009
page 14-19
Sample Ethernet Ring Protection Configuration
This section provides an example network configuration in which ERP is configured on network switches
to maintain a loop-free topology. In addition, a tutorial is also included that provides steps on how to
configure the example network topology using the Command Line Interface (CLI).
to maintain a loop-free topology. In addition, a tutorial is also included that provides steps on how to
configure the example network topology using the Command Line Interface (CLI).
Example ERP Overview
The following diagram shows a five-switch ERP ring configuration:
Configuring the sample ERP ring network shown in the above diagram involves the following tasks:
1 Configure an ERP ring with ERP ring ID 1 on all switches in the network.
2 Define an ERP Service VLAN as VLAN 10 on all switches.
3 Set the Management Entity Group (MEG) level to 2 for all switches.
4 Switch C is the RPL owner; configure the port connected to the Ring Protection Link as a RPL port.
5 Enable the configured ERP ring.
6 Assign VLANs 11-20 as a protected VLANs to ERP ring 1.
7 Use the default settings for the guard timer and WTR timer values. These values can be adjusted as
necessary.
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