MSRP reserves necessary resources in the network to facilitate time sensitive traffic to flow end to end.
In a typical network, there are multiple Talkers (those who transmit streams) and multiple Listeners
(those who receive streams from one or many Talkers). Each flow has specific bandwidth, frame rate,
and time sync requirements. With the use of MSRP these resources are guaranteed through all
intermediate devices that are between any talker and listener.
MVRP registers VLANs in the network, enabling automatic VLAN configuration on the switch. In a
typical network, VLAN tagging is common. Many nodes require ingress traffic to be tagged with specific
VLAN ID, and other nodes require egress traffic to be transmitted with a specific VLAN ID. With the use
of MVRP on both ingress and egress, no manual VLAN configuration is required to pass tagged traffic
through the network.
Note
MRP framework must be available and enabled in all intermediate devices to ensure that the
propagation of the attributes occurs throughout the network.
With MRP, network attributes are declared, registered, withdrawn, and removed completely dynamically
without any user intervention. This dynamic nature is especially useful in networks where:
•
Network attributes are likely to change frequently, requiring reconfiguration of the intermediate
devices.
•
Recipients of these attributes frequently increase or decrease in number.
•
Each of these changes without a dynamic self-adjusting framework would require constant attention
from the network administrator.
MRP Configuration
Use the MRP Configuration page to configure global MRP settings for the switch. To access the basic
MRP Configuration page click
Switching
>
MRP
>
Configuration
.
Note
The fields available on the MRP Configuration page vary based on the platform and its
supported features.
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