Operation Manual – MSTP
Quidway S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 MSTP Configuration
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
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1.2.11 Edge Port Configuration
Edge ports are ports that neither directly connects to other switches nor indirectly
connects to other switches through network segments. After a port is configured as an
edge port, rapid transition is applicable to the port. That is, when the port changes from
blocking state to forwarding state, it does not have to wait for a delay.
You can configure a port as an edge port in the following two ways.
I. Configuration procedure (in system view)
Table 1-14
Configure a port as an edge port (in system view)
Operation
Command
Description
Enter system view
system-view
—
Configure the
specified ports as
edge ports
stp interface
interface-list
edged-port enable
Required
By default, all the Ethernet
ports of a switch are non-edge
ports.
II. Configuration procedure (in Ethernet port view)
Table 1-15
Configure a port as an edge port (in Ethernet port view)
Operation
Command
Description
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter Ethernet port
view
interface
interface-type
interface-number
—
Configure the port
as an edge port
stp edged-port enable
Required
By default, all the Ethernet ports
of a switch are non-edge ports.
On a switch with BPDU protection not enabled, an edge port becomes a non-edge port
again once it receives a BPDU from another port.
Note:
You are recommended to configure the Ethernet ports connected directly to terminals
as edge ports and enable the BPDU protection function as well. This not only enables
these ports to transit to forwarding state rapidly but also secures your network.