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MSTP Properties
1. STP Version: STP Version - STP Version
drop-down list.
2. Region Name: Cli
name to it. MST bridges of a region form different spanning trees for different VLANs.
By default, each MST bridge starts with the region name as its bridge address. This
means each MST bridge is a region by itself, unless specifically added to one.
3. Revision Level: C
information. The default value of revision number is 0.
4. Max Hops: C specify the maximum allowed hops for BPDU
in an MST region. This parameter is used by all the instances of the MST. Specifying the
max hops for a BPDU prevents the messages from looping indefinitely in the network.
When a bridge receives a MST BPDU that has exceeded the allowed max-hops, it
discards the BPDU.
5.
setting.