MRP implementation
An MRP-enabled port is called an MRP participant. An MVRP-enabled port is called an MVRP participant.
As shown in Figure 57, an MRP participant sends declarations and withdrawals to notify other participants to register and deregister its attribute values. It also registers and deregisters the attribute values of other participants according to the received declarations and withdrawals. MRP rapidly propagates the configuration information of an MRP participant throughout the LAN.
Figure 57: MRP implementation
For example, MRP registers and deregisters VLAN attributes as follows:
When a port receives a declaration for a VLAN, the port registers the VLAN and joins the VLAN.
When a port receives a withdrawal for a VLAN, the port deregisters the VLAN and leaves the VLAN.
Figure 57 shows a simple MRP implementation on an MSTI. In a network with multiple MSTIs, MRP performs attribute registration and deregistration on a per-MSTI basis.