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Cisco ME 3800X and 3600X Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Spanning Tree and Redundant Connectivity
13-7
Spanning-Tree Address Management
13-8
Accelerated Aging to Retain Connectivity
13-8
Spanning-Tree Modes and Protocols
13-9
Supported Spanning-Tree Instances
13-9
Spanning-Tree Interoperability and Backward Compatibility
13-10
STP and IEEE 802.1Q Trunks
13-10
Configuring Spanning-Tree Features
13-10
Default Spanning-Tree Configuration
13-11
Spanning-Tree Configuration Guidelines
13-11
Changing the Spanning-Tree Mode.
13-12
Disabling Spanning Tree
13-13
Configuring the Root Switch
13-14
Configuring a Secondary Root Switch
13-15
Configuring Port Priority
13-16
Configuring Path Cost
13-18
Configuring the Switch Priority of a VLAN
13-19
Configuring Spanning-Tree Timers
13-20
Configuring the Hello Time
13-20
Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time for a VLAN
13-21
Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time for a VLAN
13-21
Displaying the Spanning-Tree Status
13-22
C H A P T E R
14
Configuring MSTP
14-1
Understanding MSTP
14-2
Multiple Spanning-Tree Regions
14-2
IST, CIST, and CST
14-2
Operations Within an MST Region
14-3
Operations Between MST Regions
14-3
IEEE 802.1s Terminology
14-5
Hop Count
14-5
Boundary Ports
14-6
IEEE 802.1s Implementation
14-6
Port Role Naming Change
14-6
Interoperation Between Legacy and Standard Switches
14-7
Detecting Unidirectional Link Failure
14-7
Interoperability with IEEE 802.1D STP
14-8
Understanding RSTP
14-8
Port Roles and the Active Topology
14-9