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Cisco ME 3800X and 3600X Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Rapid Convergence
14-9
Synchronization of Port Roles
14-11
Bridge Protocol Data Unit Format and Processing
14-12
Processing Superior BPDU Information
14-13
Processing Inferior BPDU Information
14-13
Topology Changes
14-13
Configuring MSTP Features
14-14
Default MSTP Configuration
14-14
MSTP Configuration Guidelines
14-15
Specifying the MST Region Configuration and Enabling MSTP
14-16
Configuring the Root Switch
14-17
Configuring a Secondary Root Switch
14-18
Configuring Port Priority
14-19
Configuring Path Cost
14-21
Configuring the Switch Priority
14-22
MSTP and Ethernet Flow Points (EFPs)
14-23
Configuring the Hello Time
14-23
Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time
14-23
Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time
14-24
Configuring the Maximum-Hop Count
14-24
Specifying the Link Type to Ensure Rapid Transitions
14-25
Designating the Neighbor Type
14-26
Restarting the Protocol Migration Process
14-26
Displaying the MST Configuration and Status
14-27
C H A P T E R
15
Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features
15-1
Understanding Optional Spanning-Tree Features
15-1
Understanding Port Fast
15-2
Understanding BPDU Guard
15-2
Understanding BPDU Filtering
15-3
Understanding EtherChannel Guard
15-3
Understanding Root Guard
15-3
Understanding Loop Guard
15-4
Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features
15-5
Default Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration
15-5
Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration Guidelines
15-5
Enabling Port Fast
15-5
Enabling BPDU Guard
15-6
Enabling BPDU Filtering
15-7
Enabling EtherChannel Guard
15-8