Contents
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Cisco IE 3000 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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STP Overview
18-2
Spanning-Tree Topology and BPDUs
18-3
Bridge ID, Switch Priority, and Extended System ID
18-4
Spanning-Tree Interface States
18-4
Blocking State
18-5
Listening State
18-6
Learning State
18-6
Forwarding State
18-6
Disabled State
18-7
How a Switch or Port Becomes the Root Switch or Root Port
18-7
Spanning Tree and Redundant Connectivity
18-8
Spanning-Tree Address Management
18-8
Accelerated Aging to Retain Connectivity
18-8
Spanning-Tree Modes and Protocols
18-9
Supported Spanning-Tree Instances
18-9
Spanning-Tree Interoperability and Backward Compatibility
18-10
STP and IEEE 802.1Q Trunks
18-10
Configuring Spanning-Tree Features
18-11
Default Spanning-Tree Configuration
18-11
Spanning-Tree Configuration Guidelines
18-12
Changing the Spanning-Tree Mode.
18-13
Disabling Spanning Tree
18-14
Configuring the Root Switch
18-14
Configuring a Secondary Root Switch
18-16
Configuring Port Priority
18-16
Configuring Path Cost
18-18
Configuring the Switch Priority of a VLAN
18-19
Configuring Spanning-Tree Timers
18-20
Configuring the Hello Time
18-20
Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time for a VLAN
18-21
Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time for a VLAN
18-21
Configuring the Transmit Hold-Count
18-22
Displaying the Spanning-Tree Status
18-22
C H A P T E R
19
Configuring MSTP
19-1
Understanding MSTP
19-2
Multiple Spanning-Tree Regions
19-2
IST, CIST, and CST
19-2
Operations Within an MST Region
19-3