Brocade Multi-Service IronWare Switching Configuration Guide (Supporting R05.6.00) - Manual (Page 506)

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MRP rings without shared interfaces (MRP Phase 1)
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MRP rings without shared interfaces (MRP Phase 1)
MRP Phase 1 allows you to configure multiple MRP rings, as shown in Figure 106 , but the rings
cannot share the same interfaces. For example, you cannot configure ring 1 and ring 2 to share
interfaces ethernet 1/1 and 1/2 on Switch 5. Each ring must remain an independent ring and RHP
packets are processed within each ring.
FIGURE 106 MRP – multiple rings, no shared interfaces
In the above example, Switch 5 and Switch 7 are configured with multiple MRP rings however each
ring has discrete ring interfaces allocated to it to prevent any sharing. Any ring node can be the
master for its ring and a node can be the master for more than one ring as shown on Switch 7 due
to the separation of rings.