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Communication Redundancy Turbo Ring

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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. In the event that one

branch of the ring gets disconnected from the rest of the network, the protocol automatically readjusts the ring

so that the part of the network that was disconnected can reestablish contact with the rest of the network.

Setting up “Turbo Ring” or “Turbo Ring V2”

1. Select any two ports as redundant ports.

2. Connect the redundant ports to form the Turbo Ring.

The user does not need to configure any of the switches as the master to use Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2. If

none of the switches in the ring is configured as the master, then the protocol will automatically assign master

status to one of the switches. In fact, the master is only used to identify which segment in the redundant ring

acts as the backup path. In the following subsections, we explain how the redundant path is selected for rings

configured for Turbo Ring, and Turbo Ring V2.

Determining the Redundant Path of a “Turbo Ring” Ring

In this case, the redundant segment (i.e., the segment that will be blocked during normal operation) is

determined by the number of switches in the ring, and where the ring master is located.

When the Number of Switches in the Turbo Ring is Even

If there are 2N switches (an even number) in the “Turbo

Ring” ring, then the backup segment is one of the two

segments connected to the (N+1)st switch (i.e., the switch

directly opposite the master).