RADWIN2000UserManual Release2.8.30 16‐10
UsingRADWINManagertoSetupaRing
Figure16‐8:ConfiguringRPLVIDs
5.Entertheminimumtimesforfailuredetectionandrecovery.
Fordual‐homedconfigurations,wherepartoftheringgoesthroughthecore,ifa
coresegmentfails,thecoreshouldbeallowedtorecoverbeforetheRPLentersPro‐
tectionState.Otherwise,itcouldhappenthatboththecoreandtheRADWINring
willswitchinparallel.Youshouldtherefore,configureaMinimumtimeforfailure
detectionhighenoughtotakethispossibilityintoaccount.
TheMinimumtimeforrecoveryisadelayswitchtopreventrapid“on‐off”fluctua‐
tions.Itfunctionslikeadelayswitchusetoprotectelectricaldevicesfromrapid“on‐
off”powerfluctuations,whichinthiscontext,mayleadtopotentialshortterm
loops.
6.ClickOKtoacceptyoursettings.
TheRPLwillbeclearlyindicatedintheRADWINManage r.IntheLinkstatusareaon
thetopleft,youwillseeanEthernet(Blocked)notice: