28.7 Ring Protocol network design

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• 28.7.1 Using VLAN mappings

• 28.7.2 Using forwarding-delay-time for control VLANs

• 28.7.3 Automatic primary port determination

• 28.7.4 Configurations with mixed node types within the same device

• 28.7.5 Configurations with mixed node types for shared nodes

• 28.7.6 Setting fault monitoring times when link aggregation is used

• 28.7.7 Usage with IEEE 802.3ah/UDLD functionality

• 28.7.8 Usage with link-down detection timers and link-up detection timers

• 28.7.9 Prohibited Ring Protocol configurations

• 28.7.10 Prohibited configurations for the multi-fault monitoring functionality

• 28.7.11 Configurations in which both ring ports of a master node are shared links

• 28.7.12 Setting the fault monitoring time for rings with stacked nodes

• 28.7.13 Route switching at 50 milliseconds [SL-L3A]