Contents
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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3120 for HP Software Configuration Guide
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IEEE 802.1s Implementation
18-6
Port Role Naming Change
18-7
Interoperation Between Legacy and Standard Switches
18-7
Detecting Unidirectional Link Failure
18-8
MSTP and Switch Stacks
18-8
Interoperability with IEEE 802.1D STP
18-9
Understanding RSTP
18-9
Port Roles and the Active Topology
18-9
Rapid Convergence
18-10
Synchronization of Port Roles
18-11
Bridge Protocol Data Unit Format and Processing
18-12
Processing Superior BPDU Information
18-13
Processing Inferior BPDU Information
18-13
Topology Changes
18-13
Configuring MSTP Features
18-14
Default MSTP Configuration
18-15
MSTP Configuration Guidelines
18-15
Specifying the MST Region Configuration and Enabling MSTP
18-16
Configuring the Root Switch
18-17
Configuring a Secondary Root Switch
18-19
Configuring Port Priority
18-19
Configuring Path Cost
18-21
Configuring the Switch Priority
18-21
Configuring the Hello Time
18-22
Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time
18-23
Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time
18-23
Configuring the Maximum-Hop Count
18-24
Specifying the Link Type to Ensure Rapid Transitions
18-24
Designating the Neighbor Type
18-25
Restarting the Protocol Migration Process
18-25
Displaying the MST Configuration and Status
18-26
C H A P T E R
19
Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features
19-1
Understanding Optional Spanning-Tree Features
19-1
Understanding Port Fast
19-2
Understanding BPDU Guard
19-2
Understanding BPDU Filtering
19-3
Understanding UplinkFast
19-3
Understanding Cross-Stack UplinkFast
19-5