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Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS)

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Overview The networking industry has relied on the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in large Layer 2 networks to provide a certain level of redundancy. However, STP has proven inadequate to provide the level of resiliency required for real-time and mission critical applications. It is important to note that the entire industry has recognized that a new technology is needed to replace STP and many vendors are in the process of developing pre-standard technologies to meet that requirement. Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS) is Extreme Networks' solution for fault-tolerant Layer 2 ring topologies. EAPS is responsible for a loop-free operation and a sub-second ring recovery. This revolutionary technology provides end users with a continuous operation usually only available in voice networks and does so with radical simplicity.

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Publisher	Extreme Networks	File Format	PDF
Date Published	November 2006
Format	White Papers
Topics	Ethernet, Switching

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