Moxa Technologies Moxa EtherDevice Switch EDS-405A - Manual (Page 33)

EDS-408A/405A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions
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Trap Community
Setting Description Factory Default
character string
Use a community string match for
authentication; Maximum of 30 characters.
public
Private MIB information
Switch Object ID
Setting Description Factory Default
8691.7.1 The EDS’s enterprise value Fixed
This value cannot be changed.
Using Communication Redundancy
Setting up Communication Redundancy on your network helps protect critical links against failure,
protects against network loops, and keeps network downtime at a minimum.
The Communication Redundancy function allows the user to set up redundant loops in the
network to provide a backup data transmission route in the event that a cable is inadvertently
disconnected or damaged. This feature is particularly important for industrial applications, since it
could take several minutes to locate the disconnected or severed cable. For example, if the EDS is
used as a key communications component of a production line, several minutes of downtime could
result in a big loss in production and revenue. The EDS supports three different protocols to
support this communication redundancy function—Rapid Spanning Tree/ Spanning Tree
Protocol (IEEE 802.1W/1D), Turbo Ring, and Turbo Ring V2.
When configuring a redundant ring, all switches on the same ring must be configured to use the
same redundancy protocol. You cannot mix the “Turbo Ring,” “Turbo Ring V2,” and STP/RSTP
protocols on the same ring. The following table lists the key differences between each feature. Use
this information to evaluate the benefits of each, and then determine which features are most
suitable for your network.
Turbo Ring V2 Turbo Ring STP RSTP
Topology Ring Ring Ring, Mesh Ring, Mesh
Recovery Time < 20 ms < 300 ms Up to 30 sec. Up to 5 sec
NOTE Most of Moxa’s managed switches now support two proprietary Turbo Ring protocols:
(1) “Turbo Ring” refers to the original version of Moxa’s proprietary redundant ring
protocol, which has a recovery time of under 300 ms.
(2) “Turbo Ring V2” refers to the new generation Turbo Ring, which has a recovery time
of under 20 ms.
In this manual, we use the terminology “Turbo Ring” ring and “Turbo Ring V2” ring to
differentiate between rings configured for one or the other of these protocols.
The Turbo Ring Concept
Moxa developed the proprietary Turbo Ring protocol to optimize communication redundancy and
achieve a faster recovery time on the network.
The Turbo Ring and Turbo Ring V2 protocols identify one switch as the master of the network,
and then automatically block packets from traveling through any of the network’s redundant loops.