Multiple Instance
Overview
The logical and physical topologies resulting from these VLAN/Instance groupings result in blocking on different links for different VLANs:
Region “A”: Logical Topology
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| VLANs: 10, 11, 12 |
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Switch “B” |
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Instance 1 |
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VLANs: 10, 11, 12 |
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| VLANs: 10, 11, 12 |
Path blocked for VLANs in instance 1.
Path blocked for VLANs in instance 2.
Switch “A”
Instance 2
VLANs: 20, 21, 22
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Root for Instance 2 |
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VLANs: 20, 21, | 22 |
| VLANs: 20, 21, 22 |
Region “A”: Physical Topology | Path blocked for VLANs in instance 2. | |
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Switch “A”
Root for Instance 1
Switch “B” | Switch “C” |
Root for Instance 2
Path blocked for VLANs in instance 1.
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