Contents
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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP Software Configuration Guide
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Understanding RSTP
17-8
Port Roles and the Active Topology
17-9
Rapid Convergence
17-10
Synchronization of Port Roles
17-11
Bridge Protocol Data Unit Format and Processing
17-12
Processing Superior BPDU Information
17-13
Processing Inferior BPDU Information
17-13
Topology Changes
17-13
Configuring MSTP Features
17-14
Default MSTP Configuration
17-14
MSTP Configuration Guidelines
17-15
Specifying the MST Region Configuration and Enabling MSTP
17-16
Configuring the Root Switch
17-17
Configuring a Secondary Root Switch
17-18
Configuring Port Priority
17-19
Configuring Path Cost
17-20
Configuring the Switch Priority
17-21
Configuring the Hello Time
17-22
Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time
17-23
Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time
17-23
Configuring the Maximum-Hop Count
17-24
Specifying the Link Type to Ensure Rapid Transitions
17-24
Designating the Neighbor Type
17-25
Restarting the Protocol Migration Process
17-25
Displaying the MST Configuration and Status
17-26
C H A P T E R
18
Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features
18-1
Understanding Optional Spanning-Tree Features
18-1
Understanding Port Fast
18-2
Understanding BPDU Guard
18-2
Understanding BPDU Filtering
18-3
Understanding UplinkFast
18-3
Understanding BackboneFast
18-5
Understanding EtherChannel Guard
18-7
Understanding Root Guard
18-8
Understanding Loop Guard
18-9
Configuring Optional Spanning-Tree Features
18-9
Default Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration
18-9
Optional Spanning-Tree Configuration Guidelines
18-10