Conference 7.286::fddi

1551.0. "How many Ring Purge on a Ring" by 54831::VANDENBERG_R () Wed Jan 11 1995 07:21

	Hi,

        After reading the notes about viod frames and Ring Purger, I still have
        one question:

        If most of the time we are not able to control which station is enabled
        for ring purging (some are enabled by default other are not), what is   
        the impact of having lots of station working has ring purger on a Ring.
        Is it as for T.R. a mechanism to elect an Active Ring Purger with all
        other in stand-by. From what I understand there is a Claming and        
        Election mechanism, is this describe somewhere ?

	Thanks in advance,
	Robert

    
    If the ring purger is enabled in more than one station, these stations
    will elect one of the purgers to be the active purger. Then others will
    be in standby mode.