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Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
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Argument Description
UU/SS/PP
Unit, slot and port number of an interface (i.e. – 1/1/8).
The (config-if
UU/SS/PP
)# prompt-line indicates interface
UU/SS/PP
Configuration mode.
Table 13-2 summarizes the RSTP commands available in Protocol Configuration mode.
Table 13-3 summarizes the RSTP commands available in interface configuration mode.
Table 13-4 summarizes the RSTP debug commands.
Table 13-2 RSTP Commands in Protocol Configuration Mode
C o m m a n d D e s c r i p t i o n
rapid-spanning-tree
Displays the current RSTP parameter settings.
rapid-spanning-tree
enable/disable
Enables/disables the RSTP option.
rapid-spanning-tree priority
Sets the RSTP bridge priority
rapid-spanning-tree hello-time
Sets time interval between BPDU transmissions from the
ports of this unit, in hundredths of seconds.
rapid-spanning-tree forward-delay
Sets the time duration in Listening and Learning states that
precede the Forwarding state, in hundredths of seconds. Also
used to age dynamic entries in the Forwarding database
when a topology change is under way.
rapid-spanning-tree max-age
Sets the time, in seconds, that learned RSTP information is
kept before being discarded.
rapid-spanning-tree interface
Changes to specified interface configuration mode and
displays the RSTP settings for that interface.
NOTE
A BPDU (Bridge Protocol Data Unit) transmission is an RSTP information-exchange packet
sent out at periodic intervals to other units in the network, to detect loops in the network
topology.
Table 13-3 RSTP Commands in Interface Configuration Mode
Command
Description
rapid-spanning-tree all
Displays all RSTP ports table
rapid-spanning-tree edge-port
Determines if the configured interface is an edge port.
rapid-spanning-tree link-type
Sets the RSTP port link type.
rapid-spanning-tree path-cost
Sets RSTP port path-cost
rapid-spanning-tree priority
Sets RSTP port priority